Josh Bell
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A&E
Film review: The second 'Hobbit' is better, but it's all middle
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 Come for Benedict Cumberbatch's dragon voice; stay for the Elvish action sequences.
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Film
'Hours' stands as a final showcase for Paul Walker
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 The actor spent his whole career struggling to be taken seriously as an actor, and this Hurricane Katrina-anchored film was set to be his latest bid.
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Noise
Concert review: Dierks Bentley pals around at the Pearl
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 More musical variety from the talented singer-songwriter would have been nice, but he seemed too busy having a good time.
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A&E
Film review: 'Bettie Page Reveals All'
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 The film has one main thing going for it: an audio-only interview conducted with the reclusive pinup legend before her death in 2008.
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A&E
Three-network event 'Bonnie & Clyde' comes up short
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 The new version is just going through the motions, nothing like Arthur Penn’s landmark 1967 film.
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A&E
'Out of the Furnace' is a thriller without any thrills
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 If you condense the plot of Out of the Furnace down to its basic elements, it sounds like something that would go straight to video and star Steven Seagal. Oops.
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A&E
Ambitious 'Mob City' finds TNT outside its comfort zone
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 At best, it’s a fun pastiche of film noir, but at worst, it comes off like awkward playacting.
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Film
'Frozen' is Disney’s best animated movie in a long time
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 Maybe this new princess flick will mark the beginning of a new golden age for Disney animation.
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A&E
Film review: 'The Armstrong Lie'
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 As a comprehensive look at the Armstrong affair, it’s fascinating and highly watchable
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Screen
Film review: 'Philomena' is a treacly feel-good story
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 Judi Dench does as much as she can, but the experience still turns out to be fundamentally hollow.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Hunger Games' sequel is big on action, but feels anticlimactic
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 It's basically just a retread of the original.
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Entertainment
Look out, 'Hunger Games': Three more popular franchises set to hit the big screen
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 Even if you haven't read the books, these will be worth checking out.
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A&E
Amazon’s first two original series fail to impress
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 Amazon is making it tougher for viewers to find its original series than Netflix did, but it doesn’t seem like much of a loss.
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Screen
Film review: 'Kill Your Darlings'
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 Looking at the college years of famed poet Allen Ginsberg and his fellow beat writers.
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A&E
Taking in fascinating indie and international films at LA’s AFI Fest
Friday, Nov. 15, 2013 The trip to Hollywood is worthwhile for any Vegas cinephile looking for the experience CineVegas once offered.
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Film
Film review: 'The Best Man Holiday' is a disappointing, belated sequel
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 Was this sequel really necessary 14 years after the fact?
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A&E
TV review: 'Almost Human' is almost successful
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 This could be the next Fringe—or not.
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Entertainment
Film review: Less is way more in the riveting 'All Is Lost'
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 Robert Redford is having a really, REALLY bad day.
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Screen
Film review: 'About Time' attempts a sci-fi rom-com
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 This movie really loves its main character.
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Screen
Film review: 'Thor: The Dark World' is just a Marvel cog
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 Back to being a one-dimensional god.
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A&E
The body-painting wrangler: chatting with 'Naked Vegas' star Drew Marvick
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 Talking how real the reality show is, its high-profile guest stars and more.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Last Vegas' is a battle of cliches
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 Do we really need a Hangover for the senior citizen set?
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Enders Game' has lots of action—and serious messages
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 This is how science fiction should be done, folks.
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Film
Film review: 'Man of Tai Chi'
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 Keanu Reeves directorial debut is a showcase for martial artist Tiger Chen, who worked with Reeves as a stuntman on Matrix sequels.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Wadjda' is an effectively subversive coming-of-age tale
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 A girl. A bicycle. A great movie.
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Entertainment
NBC’s 'Dracula' is pretty—but pointless
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 It changes the basic plot—but why?
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Entertainment
Film review: 'The Counselor' is a completely disjointed mess
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 C'mon, Cormac McCarthy—we expected better!
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Entertainment
Pearl Jam prefers to play it safe on 10th album 'Lightning Bolt'
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 Because these days they don't have to please anyone but themselves.
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Film
Film Review: 'Escape Plan'
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 Twenty-five years ago, an action movie teaming Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger would have been the box office event of the year. Now?
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Film
PollyGrind delivers weird, fascinating films
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 Less a film festival than an invitation into the personal screening room of founder/director Chad Clinton Freeman, PollyGrind provokes and fascinates once again.
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A&E
‘Vanilla Ice Goes Amish’ is less entertaining than it sounds
Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 The rapper travels to Ohio's Amish country to learn the art of hand-craftsmanship.
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Entertainment
A handy guide to the 123-film PollyGrind extravaganza
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 The festival's director helps guide you to some of this year's highlights.
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Film
'Captain Phillips' makes real-life danger into suspenseful drama
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 Director Paul Greengrass fuses Hollywood excitement with you-are-there realism, with help from Tom Hanks.
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Entertainment
'The Patience Stone' is noteworthy for its great central performance
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 Too bad the movie itself is a bit abstract.
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Film
'Gravity' makes space travel seem exciting and dangerous again
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 No aliens, no gun battles, just two people trying to survive in impossible conditions.
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Film
Legal drama takes center stage in HBO's new Muhammad Ali film
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 The eal-life footage of Ali’s speeches and interviews in this film is consistently more fascinating than the film itself.
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Entertainment
'Super Fun Night' is actually pretty mean-spirited
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 It turns out that small doses of Rebel Wilson are best
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Entertainment
'Hello Ladies' can't decide if it's creepy or endearing
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 Stephen Merchant is still working on finding his voice, apparently.
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A&E
Joseph Gordon-Levitt awkwardly explores porn addiction in 'Don Jon'
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 Just when the main character begins to evolve, the movie ends.
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A&E
'Rush' is a mediocre depiction of Formula 1 rivals
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 Who knew Ron Howard's directorial debut was also a car-racing movie?
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Print
Taking a look at Las Vegas’ booming comic-book fan community
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 "Tthe geek community is banding together everywhere and strengthening communities across the country.”
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Entertainment
'Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.' successfully brings Marvel's universe to TV
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 Hey, Joss Whedon's involved. How could this miss?
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Screen
'Prisoners' is lurid pulp dressed up as high art
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 Prisoners tediously lays out every detail of the increasingly despairing efforts to find two missing young girls in a Pennsylvania suburb.
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Screen
James Spader makes 'The Blacklist' a solid addition to NBC's lineup
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 Then again, doesn't Spader elevate everything he's in?
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Screen
Sex addiction gets superficial treatment in 'Thanks for Sharing'
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 Thanks for Sharing is a weak comedy-drama.
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Entertainment
'Austenland' is a tacky insult to Austen fans
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 Instead of 'Pride and Prejudice,' we get just another lame rom-com.
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Entertainment
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' is a true bright spot in the new TV season
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 Great cast, great writing ... and it's set in Brooklyn. How can it lose?
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Film
Riddick returns in a pointless sequel
Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 Complete with cheap-looking special effects!
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Film
‘Still Mine’ is a slight but sweet drama
Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 The Canadian indie drama focuses on an aging couple in rural New Brunswick facing Alzheimer's.
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Screen
2013 Fall A&E Guide: Film
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 Thor! Gaga!! Bloody Andrew Jackson?! Check out the Weekly’s guide to movies, concerts, culture and everything else you need to make your life beautiful this season.