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‘Punisher’ is a war zone review

With “Punisher: War Zone,” Thomas Jane, the actor with two first names and little acting talent, looks like the smartest guy in the room. He didn’t return to the vigilante film series after making one awful movie four years ago.

Dazzlingly predictable review

Overlong and self-indulgent, Baz Luhrmann’s “Australia,” a homage to epic adventure films, feels like a slog through the outback itself.

‘Transporter 3’ witty, wry turn review

Testosterone-pumping action scenes, cardboard romance, manly banter — what more does a fanboy need, or want? The “Transporter” films polished those ingredients to slick commercial success in two go-rounds of shamelessly schematic simplicity. “Transporter 3” follows much the same road map.

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Police seeking 2 people in Ruffalo shooting - 12/05/2008

Police are seeking two people they want to question about the shooting of actor Mark Ruffalo's brother. The Beverly Hills Police Department identified two people as "persons of interest" Thursday afternoon. Police say they want to question the pair, Brian Scofield and Shaha Mishaal Adham, as part of an attempted murder inves

'Frost/Nixon' director Howard voted for Nixon - 12/04/2008

For all the disclosures former President Richard Nixon makes in "Frost/Nixon," director Ron Howard has one of his own. Howard says he voted for Nixon in 1972. "Yeah I did," Howard said at a discussion following a Hollywood screening late last month. "You see now, that was a long time ago."

Viacom to cut 850 jobs in response to downturn - 12/04/2008

Amid an ongoing debt crisis at controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone's movie theater company, National Amusements Inc., media giant Viacom Inc. said it will slash about 850 jobs _ 7 percent of its work force _ and freeze some senior-level salaries. Viacom, which owns MTV Networks, BET Networks and Paramount Pictures, said the cuts a

National Board: `Slumdog' is 2008's best film - 12/04/2008

The National Board of Review has picked "Slumdog Millionaire" as the year's best film. The board's picks, announced Thursday, are considered the first major harbinger of the Academy Awards. The win boosts the awards hopes for "Slumdog," which is viewed as the independent film most likely to follow "Juno"

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