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The cold-blooded killer inside the family man (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Even in 'Darkness,' Abrams sees 'Trek' in new light (Globe, 5/11/2013 7:11 PM)
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Director's story is also a family's story (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Movie review: 'Sightseers' (Globe, 5/16/2013 6:00 PM)
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'Nicky' compelling tale of the 'British Schindler' (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Sarah Polley: child star, activist, auteur (Globe, 5/11/2013 1:01 PM)
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Not your average Maine weekend camping trip (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Silent films abound in Greater Boston (Globe, 5/11/2013 7:12 PM)
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Still happy living on the 'Fringe' (Globe, 5/11/2013 6:00 PM)
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Movie review: 'Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's' (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)

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'Man of Steel' advance tickets on sale May 18
Superman flies back into theaters on June 14, but select fans can get the ultimate bragging rights over their friends by seeing the new reboot "Man of Steel" a day early. More than 3,700 Walmart stores, including branches in Quincy,......

New releases

'Star Trek Into Darkness'
'Stories We Tell'
'Sightseers'
'Nicky's Family'
'Black Rock'
'The Iceman'
'Love is All You Need'
'Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's'

Last week's releases


Weekend box office
(Week of May 13/Source: IMDB)
| 1. 'Iron Man 3' |
$72.5M |
| 2. 'The Great Gatsby' |
$51.1M |
| 3. 'Pain & Gain' |
$5M |
| 4. 'Peeples' |
$4.85M |
| 5. '42' |
$4.65M |

Features
Golden Globes highlights and wins
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Top 50 college movies
There are rare American features, which have something to say about the university experience. Here is our list.
Slasher movie countdown
An assortment of lurid, macabre movies that are decidedly not romantic comedies.
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Summer movies highlights
A new Superman in "Man of Steel" (left). Johnny Depp caked in makeup in "The Lone Ranger" (center). Will Smith and his real-life son in the futuristic sci-fi thriller "After Earth." Find out what's coming soon to theaters.
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'Star Trek Into Darkness'
That the new movie expertly, exhilaratingly convinces us that 2009s Star Trek wasnt a fluke is a mark of director J.J. Abramss uncanny ease with modern Hollywood formulas. - Submit Are you a Trekkie? Share your 'Star Trek' fan photos
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'The Iceman'
Michael Shannon stars in the true story (more or less) of a New Jersey mob hit man who murdered anywhere from 100 to 250 people while building a suburban home life. Its a fascinating subject but the movie blows it. 

'Sightseers'
This is a low-budget lark about a homicidal couple on vacation. Darkly funny as it is, the movie has undercurrents of genuine and very British weirdness. It doesnt add up to much, but it doesnt really need to.


'Stories We Tell'
Is it possible to be anything but subjective when it comes to our families and their stories? This is the endlessly complicated subject of Sarah Polleys dazzling, multi-leveled documentary.


'Black Rock'
Husband-wife team of Mark Duplass and Katie Aselton team up for this backwoods survival thriller set in Maine. Their foray into genre work is unexpectedly sturdy in some ways, shaky in others. 

'The Great Gatsby'
Baz Luhrmann delivers in the movies opening hour, but over-length, a swooningly indulged love story, and a fatuous Tobey Maguire bring it low. -
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'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'
A quiet character study on the page has been given a high-stakes political-thriller frame, and not for the best. 

'The Source Family'
The 70s saw its share of spiritual gurus, and Jim Baker both epitomized and transcended the stereotype. It rises above the preconceptions in this bracing documentary.

'Peeples'
This is the best bet among current comedies. It may at times lapse into dubious taste -- what comedy these days doesn't? -- but its spunk and soft touch with racial and cultural issues prevail. 

'Iron Man 3'
This is the weakest in the series, and it suffers from confused plotting, flat-footed exposition, and more pure, noisy nonsense than even a comic-book movie should have to put up with.

'Kon-tiki'
This Oscar-nominated Norwegian drama (in English) recreates Thor Heyerdahls 1947 crossing of the Pacific on a balsa-wood raft. Its rousing and epic and undercut by compromises onscreen and off.

Latest news
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$1 million in jewels stolen near Cannes film fest (AP, 5/18/2013 12:00 AM)
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Movie capsule reviews (Globe, 5/17/2013 6:00 PM)
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2013 Cannes Film Festival (, 5/17/2013 12:52 PM)
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Jacqueline Brookes, acclaimed stage actress, dies at 82 (NY Times Syndication, 5/17/2013 12:00 AM)
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'Love' needs more than Bier's generic romance (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Director's story is also a family's story (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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'Nicky' compelling tale of the 'British Schindler' (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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The cold-blooded killer inside the family man (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Not your average Maine weekend camping trip (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Movie Stars (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Movie review: 'Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's' (Globe, 5/16/2013 7:11 PM)
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Aselton picks 5 films about strong women (AP, 5/16/2013 7:06 PM)
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Movie review: 'Sightseers' (Globe, 5/16/2013 6:00 PM)
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Review: No passing grade for 'English Teacher' (AP, 5/16/2013 4:48 PM)
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Coppola's 'Bling Ring' at home at decadent Cannes (AP, 5/16/2013 2:55 PM)
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For stars, 'Hangover' series was a game changer (AP, 5/16/2013 8:30 AM)
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Review: Clever 'Stories We Tell' explores memory (AP, 5/15/2013 9:10 PM)
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Review: 'Trek' goes not so boldly into rehash zone (AP, 5/15/2013 7:35 PM)
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David O. Russell to be honored at Nantucket Film Festival (Globe Story, 5/15/2013 6:39 PM)
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Capsule reviews of new movie releases (AP, 5/15/2013 4:11 PM)
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Review: Gerwig charms as 'Frances Ha' (AP, 5/14/2013 6:44 PM)
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US judge in Ore. dismisses movie pirating lawsuit (Mail Tribune, 5/14/2013 5:37 PM)
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Polley tells all on herself in 'Stories We Tell' (AP, 5/14/2013 2:25 PM)
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Warp Speed: The latest 'Star Trek' delivers an exhilarating and satisfying ride (Globe, 5/14/2013 11:50 AM)
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Review: 'Trek' goes not so boldly into rehash zone (AP, 5/14/2013 9:42 AM)













