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New 'Star Trek' film beams up to No. 1 at box office

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 19 2013 - 8:48pm
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“Star Trek: Into Darkness” has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it’s not setting any light-speed records with a debut that’s lower than the studio’s expectations.

'Star Trek Into Darkness' feels like fitful flit through series' top moments

By DAVID GERMAIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 16 2013 - 5:21pm
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“Star Trek Into Darkness” is like fan-boy fiction on a $185 million budget. It’s reverential, it’s faithful, it’s steeped in “Trek” mythology.

First Look: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 15 2013 - 7:06pm
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What: “Star Trek Into Darkness”

The List: Latest DVDs, CDs, books, May 14

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 14 2013 - 10:28am
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“Cloud Atlas,” starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Hugh Grant leads the offerings this week in DVD releases. If that’s not to your taste, there’s “Texas Chainsaw.” Dan Brown’s “Inferno” hits the bookshelves.

Gatsby' gives 'Iron Man 3' a run for its money

By DAVID GERMAIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 12 2013 - 2:19pm
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Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio’s “The Great Gatsby” partied like it was the Roaring ‘20s with a $51.1 million debut that made it a surprisingly strong runner-up to comic-book blockbuster “Iron Man 3.”

Stunning 3-D, unique soundtrack add to opulence of 'The Great Gatsby'

By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 10 2013 - 10:49am
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After some exhilarating, genre-melting moments in director Baz Luhrmann’s wildly anachronistic take on “The Great Gatsby,” things settle down and more closely resemble F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic tale of love and loss amid the opulence of the roaring ’20s.

First Look: 'Gatsby' a big hit or a big disaster

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 9 2013 - 12:30am
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What: “The Great Gatsby”

The List: Latest DVDs, CDs, books, May 07

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 7 2013 - 8:59am
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A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:

'Iron Man 3' rules at box office but will Downey suit up again?

By DAVID GERMAIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 5 2013 - 5:02pm
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Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks.

Filmmaker Ted V. Mikels has many claims to frame

By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 5 2013 - 1:14am
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Four decades after he first sent the fur flying with 1971’s “The Corpse Grinders,” Las Vegas-based cult auteur Ted V. Mikels is back with “The Corpse Grinders 3.”

Downey, Paltrow forge ironclad bond

By DAVID GERMAIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 5 2013 - 12:28am
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There’s something of the old married couple about Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr., though they’re married to other people.

Superheroes, sequels coming to theaters this summer

By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 3 2013 - 12:52am
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Much like that initial glimpse of your neighbor’s pasty white legs or the arrival of your first quadruple-digit cooling bill, Tony Stark has come to represent the start of summer.

Lindsay Lohan checks into rehab facility

By ANTHONY MCCARTNEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 2 2013 - 11:24am
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LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan has checked into a rehab facility to comply with her sentence in a misdemeanor driving case, but her arrival there was not without drama.

Witherspoon: I lied about pregnancy during arrest

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 3 2013 - 10:42am
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ATLANTA — Reese Witherspoon recalled that she panicked, said some “crazy things” and even claimed to be pregnant the night she was arrested in Atlanta on a disorderly conduct charge.

First Look: 'Iron Man 3' opens Friday

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 1 2013 - 8:31pm
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What: “Iron Man 3”

UNLV professor explains what's great about 'Gatsby' fashion

By XAZMIN GARZA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
May 1 2013 - 8:05pm
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When Deirdre Clemente watches “The Great Gatsby,” which premieres May 10, it won’t strictly be for entertainment purposes. It won’t necessarily be because she feels she knows F. Scott Fitzgerald, either.

The List: Latest DVDs, CDs, books, April 30

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 30 2013 - 9:04am
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A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:

Box office: 'Iron Man 3' rules world, 'Pain & Gain' takes U.S.

By DAVID GERMAIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Apr 28 2013 - 5:15pm
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“Iron Man 3” was the heavy-lifter at theaters with a colossal overseas debut that overshadowed a gang of mercenary bodybuilders in a sleepy pre-summer weekend at the domestic box office.

Dark comedy 'Pain & Gain' over-the-top

By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 26 2013 - 2:08am
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The only muscles they never exercised were their brains.

Film festival focuses on pleasing movie fans

By CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Apr 25 2013 - 2:07am
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When it comes to the Vegas Indie Film Fest! less is most definitely more.

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New 'Star Trek' film beams up to No. 1 at box office

'Star Trek Into Darkness' feels like fitful flit through series' top moments

First Look: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

The List: Latest DVDs, CDs, books, May 14

Gatsby' gives 'Iron Man 3' a run for its money

Stunning 3-D, unique soundtrack add to opulence of 'The Great Gatsby'

First Look: 'Gatsby' a big hit or a big disaster

The List: Latest DVDs, CDs, books, May 07

'Iron Man 3' rules at box office but will Downey suit up again?

Filmmaker Ted V. Mikels has many claims to frame

Downey, Paltrow forge ironclad bond

Superheroes, sequels coming to theaters this summer

Lindsay Lohan checks into rehab facility

Witherspoon: I lied about pregnancy during arrest

First Look: 'Iron Man 3' opens Friday

UNLV professor explains what's great about 'Gatsby' fashion

The List: Latest DVDs, CDs, books, April 30

Box office: 'Iron Man 3' rules world, 'Pain & Gain' takes U.S.

Dark comedy 'Pain & Gain' over-the-top

Film festival focuses on pleasing movie fans

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