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J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Fall of Arthur' and the path to Middle-Earth
The books go ever on and on. Forty years after his death at 81, works by J.R.R. Tolkien continue to appear. The latest, "The Fall of Arthur," lists nine works published during his lifetime ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy appears as a single title) and 24...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, University of Oxford, Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture
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MC Longshot recalls early days reading poetry
Chad Heslup high-tailed it up to Minneapolis a few years ago, to continue to develop his connections with that city's entrenched independent hip-hop scene, but his roots as a rapper are in Chicago, where he began. He returns to the city this weekend to...
Tags: Music Theater, Len Bias, Fine Artists, Music, Arts and Culture
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Mansfield, Pleasant Valley Drive Ins Open For Season
The Hartford CourantConnecticut is finally getting more than a couple days in a row of sunshine, and lots of big, loud, easy-to-understand movies, so it's a perfect time to stuff the car full of kids and head to the drive-in. Forty or so years ago, there were dozens of...Tags: R Rated Movies, Entertainment, Barkhamsted, Star Trek (movie, 2009), The Fast and the Furious 6 (movie)
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No hangover in sight
OPENED WEDNESDAY The Hangover Part III There is a certain amount of raunchiness, absurdity and juvenile humor expected from the "Hangover" films. The title itself makes it clear this isn’t a Mensa tea party. The name might suggest low-...
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At last, we get Tolkien's take on King Arthur
McClatchy Washington Bureau"The Fall of Arthur" by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, NY (233 pages, $25) When J. R. R. Tolkien takes on the legendary King Arthur, you can expect something special. Unpublished until now, the poem "The...Tags: England, University of Oxford, Folklore and Mythology, Arts and Culture, French Literature
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'Epic' can't see the forest for the plot ★★
The hopeful title of "Epic" suggests big things in a way that a more accurate title, such as "How to Train Your Hummingbird," would not. The animated result isn't bad. It's an adequate baby sitter. But where's the allure in telling the truth? Twentieth...
Tags: Action (Movie Genre), Animation (Movie Genre), Jason Sudeikis, Epic (movie), Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
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Parents guide: 'Epic', 'Fast & Furious 6'
'Epic' Rating: PG for mild action, some scary images and brief rude language Summary: A young human is drawn into the struggle between the forces of life and decay in a forest inhabited by Leaf Men (and women) sprites and reptilian bog dwellers. Kid...Tags: Action (Movie Genre), Star Trek (movie, 2009), Sex Crimes, Movies, Entertainment
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'Epic' doesn't quite live up to its title
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceDerivative as all get out and plainly concocted by a committee, "Epic" is a children's animated film that is more entertaining and emotional than it has any right to be. Characters make sacrifices and die, miss their parents and mourn. And we're touched....Tags: Chris O'Dowd, Chris Wedge, Aziz Ansari, Entertainment, Josh Hutcherson
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'Fast & Furious' Expected to Outmuscle 'Hangover Part III' at Holiday Box Office
ReutersMay 22 (TheWrap.com) - After a nearly four-month dry spell, Hollywood is finally giving moviegoers something to laugh about. The third and final installment in Warner Bros.' raunchy R-rated "Hangover" franchise is kicking off a very busy Memorial Day...Tags: Memorial Day, Jason Sudeikis, Holidays, Admission (movie), The Hangover (movie)
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'Epic' review: Moments of delight pep up a crushingly familiar story
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - When everything around you is stultifyingly familiar, it's the tiny variations that catch your attention. And in "Epic," when the filmmakers take little detours from the reluctant-warrior-accepts-his/her-destiny plot, it brings...Tags: Chris O'Dowd, Rio (movie), Christoph Waltz, Jason Sudeikis, Movies
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An 'Epic' journey for Amanda Seyfried
"Epic," which features the voice of Allentown's Amanda Seyfried, began its journey to the big screen courtesy of director Chris Wedge, the filmmaker who directed "Ice Age" and co-founded Blue Sky animation. A few years ago, Wedge and author William Joyce...Tags: Chris O'Dowd, Rio (movie), Chris Wedge, Movies, Arts and Culture
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Legit Review: 'Murder Ballad'
VarietyI love you, I hate you, I'll kill you. That's the lurid premise of "Murder Ballad," the hot and sticky rock opera that made auds sweat when it opened six months ago at Manhattan Theater Club's studio space. Reconfigured for a commercial transfer in a...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Music, Upper West Side, Entertainment
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