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'Lincoln' screenwriter defends depiction of Conn. slavery vote, acknowledges changing details
"Lincoln" screenwriter Tony Kushner, in a lengthy response to Rep. Joe Courtney's request for a correction over a historical detail in the movie, says he purposefully changed the votes and names of the Connecticut delegation regarding a key vote on slavery.
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Suggestions for Disney on 'Star Wars' spinoffs
Having recently purchased the "Star Wars" franchise from Lucasfilm for $4 billion, the Walt Disney Co. is shifting the films into hyperdrive.
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'Lincoln' screenwriter concedes inaccuracy
The screenwriter for the movie "Lincoln" has conceded taking some liberties in its portrayal of a 19th century vote on slavery, but he said his changes adhered to widely accepted standards for the creation of historical drama.
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AP Interview: Oscar winner mulls activist career
Mira Sorvino's list of awards includes an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a host of nominations reserved for the world's best actors and actresses. She's had meaningful roles in more than 50 films and TV productions in a career that began two decades ago and is still going strong.
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Giant bill for fixing Rowan Atkinson's McLaren
Everyone who's had a fender bender knows the cost of repairs is going up. But few cars can be as costly to fix as "Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson's rare McLaren F1.
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Damon's fracking drama gets run at Berlin prize
Matt Damon hopes "Promised Land," his drama on the divisive practice of fracking, will win over international critics, despite a U.S. reception that disappointed the actor.
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Josh Duhamel settles into a beach-book tempo for 'Safe Haven'
ORLANDO, Fla. - There's a tempting change of life/ change of pace subtext in the books and the movies made from the books of Nicholas Sparks. Things move slower, take on a gentler "beach novel" tempo. And that can be appealing, even to a Hollywood star married to a pop star.
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'Lore' a distinct coming-of-age tale in Nazi Germany
For both audiences who admire it and the protagonist who lives it, the intense, emotional "Lore" is a picture from life's other side.
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Thriller plays head games on the audience
The main thing to keep in mind while watching Steven Soderbergh's thriller "Side Effects" is not to take it too seriously, or else you'll feel betrayed by the end.
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Don't miss a minute of 'Side Effects'
The baseline mystery of Steven Soderbergh's masterful Hitchcockian thriller "Side Effects" is "What's really going on here?" The film keeps viewers emotionally invested yet intellectually off-balance, suffusing even the most ostensibly straightforward scenes with a sense of free-floating anxiety...
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Don't let this 'Thief' steal two hours of your time
In "Identity Thief," Melissa McCarthy gets smacked in the face with a frying pan, conked on the head with a toaster, run over by a car and suffers a hundred other bits of violent slapstick, and you laugh almost every time. Then the moment passes, and the movie reverts to crummy.




