Remember the beginning of The Incredibles? Superheroes banned from performing their crime-fighting, life-saving stunts because of law suits from disgruntled citizens, costly damages incurred in the line of rescue, accusations that the caped crusader with the X-ray vision was a Peeping Tom? Well, the Will Smith title-character in Hancock has the same problem.
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"Kit Kittredge" comes to the big screen, teaching pleasantly episodic Depression history.
On the subject of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, a colleague rolled his eyes and snorted, "Can you believe it! A movie based on a doll?"
Hello? We've had movies based on toys (Transformers), theme-park rides (Pirates of the Caribbean, and media franchises (Pokémon). What's so unusual about a movie based on a doll?
It's a fitting day, Independence Day, for the release of Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
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Directed by Patricia Rozema. With Abigail Breslin, Julia Ormond, Joan Cusack, Stanley Tucci and Chris O'Donnell. Distributed by Picturehouse. 1 hour, 40 mins. G (mild suspense). Playing at: area theaters.
Hold onto your hat, because a mighty wind is about to blow.
It's Brendan Fraser, Mr. Mummy himself, talking with alarming earnestness about Journey to the Center of the Earth.
"Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" is a throwback to a bygone era; you can tell because its heroine wants to work for a newspaper.
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The name of the cigar store in Bordentown, Ashes to Ashes, has never seemed more apropos than on this weekend afternoon. Joseph Tittel is opening a portal between the living and the dead.
About 30 people have paid Tittel $45 each in the hopes of hearing from their dearly departed. Tittel, a rising local medium, is their pipeline to the afterlife. He is self-taught and unpolished, but he is gaining droves of followers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
About 30 people have paid Tittel $45 each in the hopes of hearing from their dearly departed. Tittel, a rising local medium, is their pipeline to the afterlife. He is self-taught and unpolished, but he is gaining droves of followers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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Americans down roughly 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day, or 818 hot dogs per second. Philadelphia ranked 4th among big cities in hot dogs eaten last year, consuming $46 million worth of franks.
With July 4th coming up we put a panel together to find the best-tasting frank. And we give you some tips on how to make your hot dogs better.
With July 4th coming up we put a panel together to find the best-tasting frank. And we give you some tips on how to make your hot dogs better.
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