Philip Seymour Hoffman

Bill Nighy pretty much lived this role

LOS ANGELES -- Bill Nighy's journey to mid-'60s England began in, of all places, mid-'60s England. As a teen, he left home for Paris to write, came back unwritten, then became an actor, later to play a key (imaginary) figure in...

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CINEMA: Rock The Boat

BY JAMIE DAVIS Pirate Radio is basically a coming of age story for young Carl (Tom Sturridge), who is sent to supposedly get on the straight and narrow by living on board his aging hipster godfather’s pirate radio ship anchored...

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Family Filmgoer: Reviews of 'Planet 51,' 'Christmas Carol' with kids in mind

Planet 51 (PG, 90 minutes). This computer-animated feature about an American astronaut landing on a distant planet doesn't seem to know who its audience should be. Most of the jokes are geared to adults and are a little...

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Fall Movie Guide November 09

Heres a roundup of new promising movies coming our way to the silver screen in a theatre near you The Box From the director of Donnie Darko, Cameron Diaz sets out to answer the age old question about...

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The Fall of Pirate Cat Radio

Local activists join the national fight for vibrant, local radio. Show Details Pirate Cat Radio's DJ Deevice, Anthony Mansfield, Mike Bee, Tasho, and Sweater Funk host a dance party benefit at the Triple Crown on Friday, Nov....

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Is it a Documentary, a Biopic or a Docudrama?

Some Clarifying FAQs for Movie Buffs Michael Moore almost single handedly made documentary movies "sexy" (meaning profitable), but his confrontational style has made many ask "What exactly is a documentary?" Michael Moore, the...

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Philip Seymour Hoffman and Richard Curtis Dicuss 'Pirate Radio' -- Exclusive Video

Filed under: Video , Exclusive Richard Curtis ' new film ' Pirate Radio ' tells the story of a group of rock 'n' roll rebels who dedicate themselves to bringing '60s pop to the people of Britain by any means necessary. Needless...

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'2012' kills at box office

"Precious," still in limited release, earned $6 million over the weekend Coming in second to "2012" was "A Christmas Carol" with $22.3 million Both "Men Who Stare At Goats" and "Pirate Radio" have been lagging at the box office...

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Arts advocates look to each other for ideas, hope in difficult economy

Participants in "The Arts and the Economic Crisis" symposium Nov. 14 were asked to consider a sobering statistic -- that the $59 billion the federal government spent on elementary and secondary education is only marginally...

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Moviegoers make date with disaster film ‘2012’

Disaster swept the world during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie “2012” registered the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie. The latest calamity epic from “Independence Day” director Roland Emmerich sold $225 million...

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