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Spring movie preview: Great expectations

The lines between Hollywood’s seasonal calendar are getting more blurred every year as summer blockbuster season starts earlier and earlier.

‘Admission’ focuses on honest, human comedy

Many comic film actors specialize in larger-than-life characters. Tina Fey has made her mark in roles that are agreeably human-scaled.

‘Wonderstone’ lacks comic magic

An all-star comedy that leans on its stars to conjure laughs out of thin air, “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” is about veteran magicians who find themselves suddenly less relevant when Mr. New and Edgy shows up and upstages them on the Vegas Strip.

Lucas says ‘Star Wars’ cast will be back in new film

There was a strange disturbance in the Force this week, as more rumors swirled around the new “Star Wars” film that has the genius temporary title of “Episode VII.”

There’s no place like ‘Oz’ – although Raimi’s prequel comes close

In the movies’ version of March Madness, Sam Raimi turns out to be a much better Tim Burton than Bryan Singer. Unlike “Giant Slayer” Singer, Raimi’s got a sense of humor. Taking on a prequel to the fairy tale that frightened generations, Raimi does scary. And does it well.

No-fuss ‘Phantom’ showcases great cast in modest thriller

In sports and the military, “professionalism” describes people who go about their work with a calm, dispassionate efficiency – no fuss, no panic when things go wrong, few mistakes, little attention paid to the odds or the chance for glory.

‘21 and Over’ is crude, rude, sometimes funny

Oh, for those innocent days of yore, when “The Hangover” was a malady and not a movie.

‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ not worth a hill of beans

One thing this current run of blockbuster fairytales inspired by Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” has taught us is how very hard it is to be Tim Burton. Multiple versions of “Snow White,” a comic splatter film “Hansel & Gretel” – some have attempted Burton’s visual whimsy, all have failed to find his tone.

Oscar: From ‘Argo’ to ‘Zero’

Ready to be entertained? That’s what producers of this year’s Oscars are promising – a show that will feature more production numbers and musical performances.

Actor takes on bit more than he can handle in ‘Snitch’

As a businessman scrambling to find a way to get his son’s federal prison sentence overturned, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has to play fear, tough love, pity and panic – and he’s in a bit over his head.

Enter The Eagle's 2013 Oscar contest

Oscar buzz is heightening as the Feb. 24 awards show approaches.

‘Side Effects’ an engrossing whodunit

Steven Soderbergh, rightly considered one of Hollywood’s smartest movie makers, is at his cleverest in “Side Effects,” a canny, cunning big-idea thriller in a minor key, an engrossing zeitgeist whodunit about Wall Street, Big Pharma, prescription drugs and the power we give psychiatry and psychologists.

‘Quartet’ a delightful ensemble piece

Making “Quartet,” a film about life in the spotlight and the drive to stay in the game, doesn’t seem like much of a stretch — or a risk — for Dustin Hoffman. With a storied career that is still lively at 75, he certainly knows the terrain.

A zombie film with a little heart

We’ve had slow zombies, fast zombies, and funny zombies. Now, with “Warm Bodies,” romantic zombies have shuffled into the mix.

‘Hansel & Gretel’ a ferocious fractured fairy tale

An R-rated horror action comedy fairy tale — how’s that for genre bending?

‘Parker’ a skillfully made heist-and-payback movie

“Parker” roars into a dull January and enlivens the movie landscape, and thank the action-movie gods because we needed a little something to wake us from our winter slumber.

Strength vs. vulnerability in ‘Rust and Bone’

Director Jacques Audiard’s last film was the brilliant, gritty “A Prophet,” an Academy Award nominee for best foreign language film. His style was stark, moody and unflinching. He seemed to be preoccupied with studying how small moments make us who we are, and how we discover strength as vulnerable beings.

Some thrills missing in thriller ‘Broken City’

It’s a filthy place, this “Broken City.” Even the people called “good guys” have their dark side, their dirty secrets and tragic flaws.

Oscar nominations have a few surprises

Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday with some big surprises.

Orpheum Theatre film series begins with ‘Big Chill’

The Orpheum Theatre makes time traveling simple.

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