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'Boondock Saints' makes unwelcome return

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer

Cult classics — like Ed Wood's films and "Showgirls" — are often defined by their flaws as much as their merits. "Boondock Saints," the 1999 film that achieved cult status on DVD and has now spawned a sequel, certainly had plenty of... Full story

'This Is It' a homage to Jackson greatness

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer

Watching "Michael Jackson's This Is It" will have fans grieving once again, but this time, it won't only be for the fallen King of Pop, but for what we lost — a brilliant entertainer who gave every inch of his body and soul for what might... Full story

'Gentlemen Broncos' a saddle-sore mess

By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer

"Gentlemen Broncos" is a comedy so weird, so off, so simply wrong that even freakish hero Napoleon Dynamite would have a hard time lending it his catch word, "Sweet." That it comes from the makers of "Napoleon Dynamite" is just sad. Not that... Full story

'Astro Boy' never takes flight

By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic

The animated "Astro Boy" is a shiny hodgepodge of "Pinocchio," ''WALL-E," ''Oliver Twist," ''Gladiator" and "Superman," with some obvious visual touches taken from "The Iron Giant." As its own entity, though, it's pretty forgettable. Director David... Full story

Earhart tale 'Amelia' circles, never lands

By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer

Considering the risks Amelia Earhart took, losing her life in the call of aviation, Hilary Swank and director Mira Nair don't put much on the line in their film biography "Amelia." Swank and Nair play it safe to the point of benumbing this woman's... Full story

Chaos reigns in pointless 'Antichrist'

By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic

To say that "Antichrist" is shocking would suggest that it's effective. Certainly shocking us is Lars von Trier's point — or we can assume it is. Doing so at least gives us something to hold onto when most of the movie seems so maddeningly... Full story

'Cirque du Freak' a vampire Frankenstein

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer

It's getting downright batty trying to keep all these vampires straight. You have your traditional vampires ("Nosferatu"), your blond slayer foils ("Buffy: The Vampire Slayer"), your sexy vamps ("True Blood"), your Euro children vampires ("Let the... Full story

Gorgeous 'Wild Things' roars to the screen

By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic

"Where the Wild Things Are," the book, is just 339 words long. But in turning it into "Where the Wild Things Are," the movie, director Spike Jonze has expanded the basic story with a breathtaking visual scheme and stirring emotional impact. It's a... Full story

Hits and misses make up 'NY, I Love You'

By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic

The title is "New York, I Love You," and it's a collection of shorts intended as one big love letter to the city and all the romance it has to offer. The result is a curiously bland hodgepodge — not terribly evocative of such a famous place,... Full story

Suggestion powers 'Paranormal Activity' phenom

BY GLENN WHIPP, For The Associated Press

The no-budget ghost story "Paranormal Activity" arrives 10 years after "The Blair Witch Project," and the two horror movies share more than a clever construct and shaky, handheld camerawork. Like its predecessor, "Paranormal Activity" has been... Full story

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