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Julia Roberts Should Have Looked Closer at ‘Mirror Mirror’
Guest Blog: Julie Roberts should have followed her instincts and insisted on a better script for “Mirror Mirror”
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‘The Lady,’ Biopic on Burmese Activist, Gets Rave from Hillary Clinton
Guest Blog: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is among those at MPAA screening for “The Lady,” the biopic of Burma’s Nobel Prize-winning activist Aung San Suu Kyi
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Praising NBC’s ‘Bent’ – And Looking for Converts
Guest Blog: Cast, writing and concept come together gloriously in NBC’s midseason comedy “Bent.” Let us pray the cancellation clock stops ticking
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Bonnie Raitt Review: For World-Weary Fans, ‘Slipstream’ Arrives in the Nick of Time
On her first album in seven years, Raitt splits the difference between quiet covers of Dylan’s most depressing ballads and reviving that greasy, slide-guitar-fueled, “Thing Called Love” spirit
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Monica Review: ‘New Life’ Makes the Ex-’90s Teen Queen Sound Sleepy Before Her Time
It’s admirable that Monica wants to act her age (31) and eschew hip-hop for R&B. But just one up-tempo club banger wouldn’t have killed this collection of droopy ballads
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‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’: The Yawn Goodbye
Guest Blog: Despite a Porsche for Kroy, corpse makeup, Bedroom Kandi and donkey booty, the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” season finale is ho-hum
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‘Luck,’ the Show Yanked by HBO, May Have Been a Mercy Killing
Guest Blog: HBO may have given its pricey but little-viewed series “Luck” a secret send-off. Or were they just horsing around?
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‘Locked Down’ Review: A Giddy, Vintage Sound From the Good Doc
Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach produced Dr. John’s “Locked Down,” an album rife with late ’60s flourishes and a Big Easy vibe
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Nicki Minaj Review: ‘Roman Reloaded’ Is a Hot-Pink Mess
Nicki Minaj’s second album is full of adventurous hip-hop for its first third. Then it turns into the season’s least interesting, most bloated dance-pop record
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‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’: Pushing, Peddling and Plugging
Guest Blog: With no real drama presenting itself, the women of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” turn to their favorite hobby: promoting themselves
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‘The Hunger Games’ Is Fiction … Or At Least We Hope So
Guest Blog: “The Hunger Games” is great fun as a movie but author Suzanne Collins’ also provides a cautionary look at how we’re addressing the divide between rich and poor
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Carole Mallory -
Depression Is No Reason to Stop Writing That Screenplay
Guest Blog: The ability to work through adversity is key for many successful writers. Or as Winston Churchill said, “if you’re going through Hell, keep going”
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Hit Chinese Teen Movie More Than ‘Taiwanese Pie’
Guest Blog: “You Are the Apple of My Eye” has more than its share of high-school raunch, but offers a poignant look at coming-of-age in Taiwan
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’50 Shades of Grey’: James Schamus, Ang Lee Would Be a Fit
GUEST BLOG: Universal says it’s too early for any decisions on “50 Shades of Grey,” but James Schamus and Ang Lee have done well with adult fare
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All-American Rejects Experience Growing Pains on ‘Kids in the Street’
Reaching for maturity on an uneven fourth album, the former pop-punk band All-American Rejects sacrifices too much spunk