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Red 
riding

At 9 years old, filmmaker John Lands had such poor penmanship that school officials advised his parents to hold him back a grade.

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Roedel's Hollywood

Don't join this Revolt

Ah, another awkward Michael Cera character.

The Other Guys is other than brilliant

The Other Guys is hilarious if you have the uncanny ability to check your brain at the door.

The Ghost Writer types up intrigue

Those who like their mysteries with more eerily drawn-out conversations and fewer heart-pounding chases could do a lot worse than watching Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer, his recent adaptation of Robert Harris' novel The Ghost, available now on DVD.

Following shows Nolan's promise

"Take something away and show them what they have," says suave burglar Cobb in Christopher Nolan's lean and cleverly noir-like 1998 directorial debut Following.

Dinner is undercooked

Opening with intimate images of mouse dioramas depicting the break-up of a marriage set to The Beatles—yes the band's original—melancholy masterpiece "Fool on the Hill" was a peculiarly brazen way for director Jay Roach to begin his new comedy Dinner for Schmucks.

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Sherri McConnell re-brands Louisiana Entertainment
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Greed is back

Disgraced corporate raider Gordon Gekko will see release from federal prison this month after serving time for illegal trading in the late-1980s.
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Weekly Picks

Let’s hear it for The Other Guys

Has there ever been a more humiliating time to be a star? We have always loved to build icons up then tear them down.
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Summer Movie Report Card

By now you’ve been inundated with commercials, billboards and go-cups covered in ads for would-be summer blockbusters.
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War is the drug

War, the saying goes, does strange things to warriors.
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Time for a tea party

Ever get the feeling everyone around you is crazy?
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It’s good to be the King

Hide your blondes and your biplanes, because 1933’s original King Kong is coming to the big screen at Manship Theatre on March 26.
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