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Jim Parsons: hottest geek on the web?
Friday, September 3, 2010 9:28:24 AM CST
It is official: Jim Parsons is the new poster child for geekdom.
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At Dragon*Con, a new view of 'Akira'
Sunday, September 5, 2010 5:34:39 PM CST
Walking through the downtown hotels hosting Dragon*Con, it's remarkable how many costumes on display are influenced by Japanese animation. Dynamic hairdos, gravity-defying clothes and exotic weapons are the hallmarks of the dedicated anime fans who proudly dress up as their favorite characters.
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"The American" leads Labor Day weekend box office
Sunday, September 5, 2010 5:28:15 PM CST
With one more day to go, it appears "The American" will end up triumphant for the four-day Labor Day weekend. Early estimates have the George Clooney thriller pulling in just under $13 million for its Friday through Sunday gross, which translates to around $16.1 million total since its opening on Wednesday. By Monday, it should reach roughly $16 million for the four-day holiday, and $20 million total.
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10 fall movies we can't wait to see
Friday, September 3, 2010 3:15:43 PM CST
There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the fall. We've got pumpkins, colorful leaves, Halloween, and whatnot. But the hands-down best thing about fall is that this is the season when the "good" movies come out.
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Chrissie Hynde's tell-all album
Friday, September 3, 2010 10:49:42 AM CST
Chrissie Hynde is an intimidating presence. Maybe it's her unflinching gaze and unapologetic swagger. Maybe it's the fact that she's the iconic lead singer of the Pretenders and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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'Going the Distance' a rare romantic comedy
Friday, September 3, 2010 6:50:23 AM CST
"Going the Distance" is a light and tasty morsel of a romantic comedy in which two smart, funny, and basically sweet people try to conduct a cross-country relationship.
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Review: 'The American' misses the mark
Thursday, September 2, 2010 2:47:13 PM CST
George Clooney's new thriller "The American" takes itself very seriously. Not the bait-and-switch seriousness you would find in a Jason Bourne movie, where "realism" is just a camera style; and not the op-ed seriousness we get from "Michael Clayton," or "Syriana", where liberalism makes a pact with entertainment. No, this is a different register altogether: a hit-man movie concerned purely with the spiritual standing of its agonized anti-hero.
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Actress who played Bonnie Blue Butler in 'GWTW' dies at 76
Friday, September 3, 2010 1:20:20 PM CST
Cammie King Conlon, who played the ill-fated Bonnie Blue Butler in "Gone With the Wind," used to joke "that I peaked at age 5."