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BRIEF SHINING LIGHT
It wasn't supposed to be this way.
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Movies
NEW THIS WEEK
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Thinking Outside the Box Office: 'War Games'
Want to feel old? It's been 25 years since the 1983 time-capsule film "War Games" -- the cyber-thriller featuring a fresh-faced Ally Sheedy and Matthew Broderick in his first big-screen lead role -- first hit theaters. ("Shall. We. Play. A. Game?")
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New on DVD
ARRIVING THIS WEEK
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Reel winners
Top 10
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Strung Out
Since "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" evolved into an addictive pop-culture phenomenon, game-makers are now shoving a new batch of "Guitar Hero" titles at us. They are almost perfectly crafted, but when they fall short, they fall way short.
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Dark Knight rising
Riddle me this, Bat-fans: If you've seen one superhero movie, haven't you really seen them all?
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Don't take a chance on 'Mamma Mia'
Toward the end of "Mamma Mia!" Meryl Streep stands on a secluded cliff, singing. You can tell it's secluded as there doesn't seem to be a director or choreographer present.
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'Savage Grace' a sleazy look at the lives of the very rich
Fitzgerald was right -- the very rich are different from you and me.
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HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
(STAR)(STAR)½
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'MEET DAVE'
NEW THIS WEEK
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THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI
(STAR)(STAR)
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Short subjects
'Kit Kittredge' is a doll
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Screen acting will be the focus of UNO clinic
West Coast acting coach John Homa, who counts Kirsten Dunst and Jennifer Love Hewitt among his students, is coming to New Orleans for an acting clinic for local aspiring TV and film actors.
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LOADED FOR BEAR
Guns, guns, guns. The Supreme Court says they're as desirable as apple pie. They're certainly advantageous in video games.
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Reel winners
Top 10 at the box office
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RUNNING ON EMPTY
"College Road Trip" opened in theaters this spring without being shown to critics in advance -- never a good sign.
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The action hero as nice guy
In the terse, tough-guy lexicon of '40s movies, Brendan Fraser is what you'd call a "lovable lug."
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FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL NEW ORLEANS 2008
A trip to France? Now? Are you kidding? Mon Dieu! Have you seen what the dollar's doing against the euro?
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THRILLING TRIP
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