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Digital switch hits movie theaters in the wallet
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5/11/2013 2:59:36 PM
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YORK, Pa. (AP) - Melissa DeTota fell in love with the Glen Theatre. Last summer, her sister introduced her to Glen Rock's single-screen movie house. Built in 1913, when film projectors started to put vaudeville acts out of business, the theater is 1 of the oldest in the area that still shows films.
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Baltasar Kormakur Directs ‘2 Guns’ in the U.S.
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5/10/2013 8:11:56 PM
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The Icelandic director, Baltasar Kormakur, whose 2012 movie “The Deep” opens in America this week, is directing a Hollywood action film, “2 Guns,” set for release this summer.
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More on MoviePass
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5/10/2013 8:35:51 PM
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Back in March, I wrote about MoviePass, a service which lets you pay a flat fee and go to dozens of movies a month, at almost any theater in America. Its creators aren’t partnering with theaters; instead, they’ve come up with a clever system involving a location-aware smartphone app and a Discover debit card configured so that you can only use it to pay for movies, and only after you’ve checked ...
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The Myth of Presidential Leadership
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5/9/2013 7:28:28 AM
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The theme of presidential leadership is a venerated one in America, the subject of many biographies and an enduring mythology about great figures rising to the occasion. The term “mythology” doesn’t mean that the stories are inaccurate; Lincoln, the wonderful Steven Spielberg movie, conveyed a real sense of that president’s remarkable character and drive, as well as his ability to shape ...
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Leadership Won’t Trump Limits on Obama's Power
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5/9/2013 1:51:47 AM
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The theme of presidential leadership is a venerated one in America, the subject of many biographies and an enduring mythology about great figures rising to the occasion. The term “mythology” doesn’t mean that the stories are inaccurate; Lincoln, the wonderful Steven Spielberg movie, conveyed a real sense of that president’s remarkable character and drive, as well as his ability to shape ...
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Loving 'Gatsby' too much and not enough
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5/11/2013 1:15:54 PM
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The sheer zazz that Baz Luhrmann introduces into The Great Gatsby is so imposing in quantity that it's surprising that it can get out of the way enough not to be the biggest problem in the movie.
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Celebrating 10 great movie mothers
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5/9/2013 6:37:27 PM
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With Mother's Day looming this weekend (have you sent a card yet?), you might be in the mood for movie viewing with a maternal theme. So here are 10 movie moms, taken from the past 20 years, who are worth another look.
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Iron Man 3 Producer Mum on Chattanooga Controversy
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5/10/2013 6:08:11 PM
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The Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce is fighting back against the false impressions portrayed about Chattanooga in the blockbuster movie, Iron Man 3. Chamber spokesperson J Ed Marston said via e-mail, "While many local movie goers appreciate the inclusion of the Scenic City (at least by name) in a major Hollywood blockbuster, Iron Man'ÂÂs Chattanooga seems much smaller and more parochial than the ...
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T Magazine: Stranger Than Paradise
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5/10/2013 11:28:03 PM
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Welcome to Marin County, the most beautiful, bucolic, privileged, liberal, hippie-dippie place on the earth. Love it or loathe it — it’s just hard to leave it.
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Stranger Than Paradise
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5/10/2013 10:07:17 PM
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Welcome to Marin County, the most beautiful, bucolic, privileged, liberal, hippie-dippie place on the earth. Love it or loathe it — it’s just hard to leave it.
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O.J. Simpson Back In Court To Fight For Freedom, Hopes For New Trial
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5/11/2013 8:15:10 PM
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LAS VEGAS -- Like a recurring nightmare, the return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom come Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country's attitude toward the justice system, the media and celebrity.
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Jailed for blasphemy — in America
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5/10/2013 3:33:18 AM
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Nakoula Basseley Nakoula deserves a place in American history. He is the first person in this country jailed for violating Islamic anti-blasphemy laws. You won’t find that anywhere in the charges against him, of course. As a practical matter, though, everyone knows that Nakoula wouldn’t be in jail...
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