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'Safe House' isn't quite convincing

As he nears 60, Denzel Washington has begun to carve out a niche as the grumpy or morally compromised foil to young, gravitas-seeking white actors.
Updated Feb. 10, 2012 10:15 AM | Full Story

A 'Journey' without any twists

Cast and crew err on the side of silly in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," the amusingly childish sequel to that unlikely 2008 hit "Journey to the Center of the Earth." They've rendered Jules Verne's novel into a jokey lark, with broad, corny wisecracks, comic sidekicks and everybody riffing on the ginormous lizards, humungous spiders and the like.
Updated Feb. 10, 2012 10:19 AM | Full Story

Film Picks

Wednesday evening, the Colony Theatres' Cool Classic series is screening George Roy Hill's 1977 highly regarded hockey comedy " Slap Shot," starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean as members of the fictional team the Charlestown Chiefs.
Updated Feb. 8, 2012 5:00 PM | Full Story

 
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