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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:59:32 -0700

McConaughey comedy "Surfer" catches summer wave The comedy "Surfer, Dude," starring Matthew McConaughey as a soul-searching surfer who's experiencing an existential crisis, is set for a summer release. Starz Media subsidiary Anchor Bay Entertai...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:51:41 -0700

For "Indy" billboard campaign, more is more Steven Spielberg loves billboards. That's the simple explanation for those giant double-billboard promos for "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" throughout Los Angeles, as well as the ...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:39:07 -0700

Some movies are entitled to do well BINGO: The 2003 romantic comedy "Something's Gotta Give," starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, was named after the classic Johnny Mercer tune. Did the title help the film gross $267 million worldwide? Prob...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:44:38 -0700

Hollywood Kryptonite? So, if you're Superman, and you heard this week that Thor—Thor!—got a release date for his movie, do you wonder what on your adopted planet you have to do to get on the calendar? The answer might be: Be a Marvel charact...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:06:07 -0700

Sex and the City Cast: Hey, Where'd Our Clothes Go? Headlining the Sex and the City movie has its perks: adoring fans, characters that fit like a glove, slipping into the latest fashions and then keeping the clothes. Right? Right? Not so fas...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:34:57 -0700

Iron Man kicks off summer action movies The summer movie season arrives with a clang as “Iron Man,” a second-tier superhero from the Mighty Marvel Comics universe, receives a first-rate film adaptation courtesy of director Jon Favreau (“Elf,” “Za...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:17:28 -0700

Movie Review: Iron Man Marks the Return of First-Rate Superhero Movies Thank you, Marvel Studios. Thank you, Jon Favreau. Thank you, Robert Downey Jr. Thank you for not only making the first good comic book superhero movie since 2005's Batman B...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:23:27 -0700

A whole summer of movies Here are the release dates of upcoming movies. Remember: These dates are like long-term weather forecasts - subject to change. May 9 "Redbelt" Writer-director David Mamet continues to assay the male psyche with a mixed ma...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:16:15 -0700

The rust beneath the summer-movie sheen THE SUMMER of 2008 is shaping up as an unusual one for me. I'm actually looking forward to seeing several of the films on offer. After all, who wouldn't want to see the first Indiana Jones film in nearly ...

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nobody@vox.com(CraigCove) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:50:38 -0700

Motherhood is Paltrow's big priority now Gwyneth Paltrow isn't used to signing up for an acting job, sight unseen. But that essentially is what happened to her with Iron Man. She knew the film opening Friday was based on a Marvel Comics comic ...

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