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11/23/11--03:00: My Week With Marilyn and J. Edgar, an Unlikely Double Feature (chan 1139821)

Two films, two Oscar contenders. by George Prentice J. Edgar and My Week With Marilyn, two major studio releases that peer into the very private lives of two very public people, are stark examples of why biopics require fancy footwork while negotiating the red carpet toward an Oscar.…

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11/23/11--03:00: I'm Dreaming of a Grinch Christmas (chan 1139821)

TV's stocking stuffers by George Prentice Once the Thanksgiving dishes are cleared from the table and the relatives have left, we can get down to a real holiday tradition—turning on the television. Turkey Day kicks off a month-long marathon of kitschy, heart-warming and down-right-ridiculous programming.…

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11/23/11--03:00: DVDs: Put Your Hands in the Air for Horrible Bosses (chan 1139821)

Get an extra dose of Bateman in Extract by Kat Thornton Horrible Bosses is one of those comedies that's so funny, in part, because it's so wicked and, in part, because deep down we've all wished we could off a particularly terrible boss. Which is probably what put it in the top spot for Redbox rentals in the Treasure Valley and the nation for the week ending Nov. 13.…

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11/23/11--03:00: Scorcese's Hugo is a Valentine to Youth, Adventure and Cinema Itself (chan 1139821)

Hugo is now playing at Edwards 9 Downtown and Edwards 22. by George Prentice There are so many delights in Hugo, Martin Scorcese’s cinematic holiday gift, that it’s not unlike visiting a Parisian bakery—each visual bon bon is a mini-feast. Perhaps the biggest surprise of all is that Scorcese, filmdom’s king of R-rated thug operas, is attached to such a family friendly movie.…

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11/23/11--03:00: The Projector: Movies Opening Friday, Nov. 25 (chan 1139821)

OPENING Arthur Christmas--James McAvoy and Hugh Laurie star in this animated story of an unlikely hero who answers the oft-asked question, "How does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?"…

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11/23/11--03:00: An Unlikely Pair (chan 1139821)

Undercover and under the covers. by George Prentice J. Edgar and My Week With Marilyn, two major studio releases that peer into the very private lives of two very public people, are stark examples of why biopics require fancy footwork while negotiating the red carpet toward an Oscar.…

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11/30/11--03:00: The Projector: Movies Opening Friday, Dec. 2 (chan 1139821)

OPENING Mozart's Sister--This French film follows the early life of Maria Anna "Nanner" Mozart, the older sibling of famed Wolfgang Mozart.…

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11/30/11--03:00: What a Shame (chan 1139821)

Blame Idaho Code and liquor licensing by George Prentice When director Elia Kazan released his 1956 black comedy Baby Doll, the National Legion of Decency fought to have the film banned in several American cities because of its exaggerated sexual content. For decades, scores of controversial movies--Midnight Cowboy, Clockwork Orange, Last Tango in Paris--fought for the right to even be seen by discerning adults.…

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12/07/11--03:00: A First Class Bitch (chan 1139821)

Penned by stripper-turned-Oscar-winner Diablo Cody by George Prentice On the life-size poster for Young Adult, the new adult comedy penned by Oscar-winner Diablo Cody, one of the most beautiful women in the world stares at you. Correction: stares daggers.…

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12/07/11--03:00: The Projector: Movies Opening Friday, Dec. 9 (chan 1139821)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS The Nutcracker--Watch the New York City Ballet perform the Christmas classic with host Kelly Ripa, who provides a behind-the-scenes look at the performance.…

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12/14/11--03:00: Tintin is Box-Office Gold (chan 1139821)

"Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles." by George Prentice A full hour into The Adventures of Tintin, Steven Spielberg's ripping-good holiday adventure, I paused to consider if my boyish enthusiasm for the 3D escapade was a singular experience. I needed only to look a few rows away to see a brother and sister, maybe 8 or 9 years old, literally bouncing in their seats during one of the thrill-a-moment chase sequences that make the film such a joy.…

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12/21/11--03:00: How Do You Like Your Scrooge? (chan 1139821)

An Oscar winner, a duck or Bill Murray? by George Prentice It's quite possible that next to Santa Claus, Ebenezer Scrooge is fiction's most-famous Christmas character. Ever since Charles Dickens introduced the mean miser in London in 1843, A Christmas Carol has been adapted countless times in theater, television, radio and even opera.…

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12/21/11--03:00: Silence is Golden (chan 1139821)

A French kiss to Hollywood's golden age. by George Prentice For me, Christmas came early this year. I remember opening my favorite gift in early September.…

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12/28/11--03:00: Violent Action Thrillers Top Boise's DVD Choices (chan 1139821)

Colombiana, Warrior top the Redbox rental list by George Prentice If you thought that Treasure Valley DVD renters were overly anxious to rent fun-loving holiday romps for the week before Christmas, you would be quite wrong. In fact, according to Redbox, the number one DVD of choice at their movie-in-a-box kiosks across the Treasure Valley was Colombiana, which is promoted through the tag line: "Vengeance is Beautiful."…

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12/28/11--03:00: Bracket Busters (chan 1139821)

Film's final four: The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Midnight in Paris by George Prentice I can't give you my Top 10 favorite movies of the year. I can give you Nos.…

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01/04/12--03:00: Skiing Everest Documentary Comes to Boise Contemporary Theater (chan 1139821)

The documentary ski film Skiing Everest will be shown at Boise Contemporary Theater. by Josh Gross Thrill-seekers adhere closely to the Billy Idol paradigm: more, more, more. They want their thrills to be a neverending crescendo, constantly growing bigger, faster and harder than those that came before.…

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01/06/12--07:19: The Projector: Movies Opening Friday, Jan. 6 (chan 1139821)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS Faust—p>Edwards 9 will host an encore presentation of The Metropolitan Opera's performance of Faust. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 6:30 p.m., $18.…

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01/11/12--03:00: The Projector: Movies Opening Friday, Jan. 13 (chan 1139821)

Queen Latifah squares off with Dolly Parton and Meryl Streep just can't make The Iron Lady worthwhile. SPECIAL SCREENINGS Invasion at the Red Room, Bugs--Catch screenings of the cult films Microcosmos and Phase IV.…

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01/11/12--03:00: The Iron Lady is Weak (chan 1139821)

"Is there anything you're crap at, Meryl?"

Hmm. Let me think about that. by George Prentice I didn't know Margaret Thatcher; Margaret Thatcher wasn't a friend of mine. But Meryl Streep, you're no Margaret Thatcher.…

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01/18/12--03:00: The Spy Who Came In From the Fog (chan 1139821)

No gadgets or disguises, but a nearly impossible mission. by George Prentice How is it that our best spies can't detect the failures of their own love lives? From Bond to Bourne, fictional heroes are swell at stopping evildoers and saving the world, but for the life of them, they can't save their relationships.…

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01/18/12--03:00: Checking in With Refugee City (chan 1139821)

"I think audiences are looking for something that might be a bit atypical." by George Prentice Coming attractions whet your movie-going appetite by hinting at films about to hit the big screen. But a select group of Treasure Valley movie fans have gotten a verbal sneak preview of Refugee City--a new short film using Boise as its backdrop--before one frame of the movie has been shot.…

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01/18/12--03:00: Portlandia: The White Subcultural Equivalent of a Minstrel Show (chan 1139821)

With tight editing, clever writing and a total lack of fear in its satire, Portlandia can be funny. Very, very funny. But... by Josh Gross Written on a wall at the entrance to the Mississippi District in Portland, Ore., is the line "Welcome to Hipsterville U.S.A." For those unfamiliar with that particular burgh, it's more of a spiritual locale than a physical one, existing not just in Portland, but also in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Austin, Texas; Seattle and nearly every other urban area in the United States--even Boise.…

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01/25/12--03:00: Everybody Into the (Oscar) Pool (chan 1139821)

But the Motion Picture Academy has no Shame. by George Prentice It's quite possible that the Motion Picture Academy's class of 2012, revealed Jan. 24, is pound-for-pound the best list of Best Picture nominees in recent memory. Individually they may not be the best films ever, but collectively they represent greatness--with a little something for everyone.…

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