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As kids, my friends and I periodically engaged in debates about which of our favorite comic book superheroes was the mightiest. Could Batman beat Superman? The Expendables is the closest cinema has come to staging such a fantasy showdown, though featuring famous Hollywood icons instead of beloved comic book characters


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Whenever possible, I studiously avoid reading any book upon which an upcoming movie is being based. This practice has added immeasurably to my enjoyment of screen adaptations, for it frees me to judge a film merely on its own merits instead of having to compare it to its invariably-superior source material. Thus, this positive assessment of Eat, Pray, Love comes from a critic who entered the theater blissfully-unaware of the contents of Elizabeth Gilbert's globetrotting memoir.


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MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) -- A hometown company of fledgling filmmakers isn't waiting for big-time movie producers to discover their new company MoeBoog Films, or Muskegon and the advantages film supporters believe this area offers. Muskegon-area men and women with film school backgrounds are relying on each other in taking that first step in pursuit of their "Hollywood" dreams.


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Pregnancy Ends Sexaholic's Promiscuity in Hilarious "Who's the Daddy?" Comedy

Wilson Cruz and Karin Anna Cheung star in 'The People I've Slept With', a sexy comedy about 21st Century mating habits. As apt to leave you in stitches as in shock over the ever-evolving state of the human relating

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Lottery Ticket, Piranha, Vampires Suck, The Tillman Story, Modern Love, Soul Kitchen ...

Weekly Movie Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun: Aug 20 openings include Lottery Ticket, Piranha, Vampires Suck, The Switch, Nanny McPhee, Soul Kitchen and the Pat Tillman Story.


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Documentary Revisits Site of Mississippi Lynchings


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Sisters Make Most of Opportunity to Reflect on Relationships in Latest Documentary from Janks Morton


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Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun


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Bio-Pic Recounts Brash Artist's Meteoric Rise and Untimely Demise


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NEW YORK (AP) -- The first thing to know about Tony Robbins' new NBC series is that, in his opinion, it isn't a series.
Instead, he sees "Breakthrough With Tony Robbins" as six weekly specials (the second airing Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT). After that he's done, at least for the foreseeable future.

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