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Blockbuster's cliches and intense action don't disappoint

Between an apocalyptic plotline and a $100+ million budget, it's no wonder that Battle: L.A. is being touted as the first summer blockbuster of 2011.


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Battle: Los Angeles, Mars Needs Moms, Red Riding Hood, 3 Backyards, Black Death, Brotherhood, Certified Copy ...

Battle: Los Angeles, Mars Needs Moms, Red Riding Hood, 3 Backyards, Black Death, Brotherhood, Certified Copy ...


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Play is an autobiographical look at one woman's battle with breast cancer

PassinArt: A Theater Company will be premiering their production of Oni Faida Lampley's "Tough Titty" this Friday – a story about one African American woman's struggle to deal with a breast cancer diagnosis.

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Film follows grieving caretaker after death of loved one

For some reason, most movies aimed at African-American audiences tend to be either over-the-top comedies or morality plays too melodramatic in tone to be taken very seriously. Flying in the face of that trend is I Will Follow, one of those refreshingly rare treats which simply presents Black folks in a recognizably realistic fashion


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Mary "Liz" Paige is the writer, director, producer and star of "Let's Talk Church" a Gospel Comedy Play, on Friday April 1 and Saturday - April 2, 2011. Limited seating

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Anthony Mackie stars in the loose Philip K. Dick adaptation

During his brief lifetime, the prolific Philip K. Dick wrote dozens of science-fiction novels, plus well over a hundred short stories. And since his untimely death in 1982, 10 of his works have been brought to the big screen, most notably, Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report.


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The Adjustment Bureau, Beastly, Take Me Home Tonight, Rango

The Adjustment Bureau, Beastly, Take Me Home Tonight, Rango


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Videos of behind-the-scenes at the 2011 Academy Awards

Inside a star-packed Governor's Ball in Los Angeles, Oscar winners Colin Firth, Natalie Portman and Christian Bale get their Academy Awards engraved and party with Jeff Bridges, Mark Wahlberg, Annette Benning and Geoffrey Rush, to name a few


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'The King's Speech' reaped the biggest benefit from ticket sales among the 10 contenders for best picture

LOS ANGELES – Without the colossus "Avatar" in the mix, the Weinstein brothers resumed weaving their spell over the Oscar awards season and spinning critical acclaim into box office gold.


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Born in Dallas, Texas on November 18, 1968, Owen Wilson has garnered widespread acclaim for his memorable turns in both mainstream and independent films ... Born in Fairfax, Virginia on September 18, 1975, Jason Sudeikis is currently enjoying his sixth season as a principal ensemble cast member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," following two years of his first serving as a writer for the show

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