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DVD Previews Jennifer Lawrence propels 'Mockingjay'

February 28th, 2015 No comments

The Washington Post Capsule reviews of the next week's video releases, on DVD and Blu-ray, including special features: “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part I” (PG-13, 123 minutes, Lionsgate): As the first part of the last installment of the

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Mandela in the Movies: 10 Films About Apartheid

December 7th, 2013 No comments

A few weeks ago, the first black President of the United States saw a movie about the first black President of South Africa. Aside from that White House screening for Barack Obama, only four theaters are currently showing Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which goes into wider release on Christmas Day. So viewers curious to see how the movies have portrayed Nelson Mandela — the lawyer, outlaw and …

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DVD Review: Amazing Spider-Man 2012

February 14th, 2013 No comments

Usually a remake happens after the memory of the first film has faded but when a storyline is prematurely resurrected it’s potentially going to make heads turn for the wrong reasons.

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'Ted,' 'Magic Mike' have a record weekend for R-rated movies

July 2nd, 2012 No comments

They are the first two such-rated movies to open the same week with more than $21 million at the box office. “Magic Mike” was undressed by”Ted”at the box office this weekend, as the movie about a debauched teddy bear dominated ticket sales at the multiplex.

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Internet to surpass DVD in movie consumption, not revenue

March 23rd, 2012 No comments

Consumers will watch more movies online than on DVDs in 2012 for the first time, but will spend far less doing so, according to a new report.

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On Movies: Little-known actress about to get famous

December 18th, 2011 No comments

‘Rooney who?” is not a question people will be asking much longer.

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