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'Watershed,' from Redford and Redford, screens in Washington Terrace

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 WASHINGTON TERRACE — Robert Redford narrates a documentary on the Colorado River system, playing Saturday, April 20, at the Pleasant Valley branch of the Weber County Library.“Watershed” begins at... more

Films written, produced by WSU students showing at Wildcat Theater

Becky Cairns Monday, April 15, 2013 OGDEN — Most of them are not filmmakers, yet it’s films they have created — and films they will soon show for all the world to see.Students from two Weber State University classes have pooled their... more

'42' steals first at the box office

Monday, April 15, 2013 LOS ANGELES — Baseball has scored a rare hit in Hollywood as the Jackie Robinson tale “42” took in $27.3 million to claim the weekend box-office championship.The Warner Bros. film biography easily... more

Award-winning ‘Django Unchained’ on DVD

Steve Salles Monday, April 15, 2013 Capsule reviews, by Standard-Examiner movie critic Steve Salles, of this week’s releases on DVD:DJANGO UNCHAINED *** 1/2 (R) Strong violence throughout, a vicious fight, language and some nudity. In... more

'The Avengers' big winner at MTV Movie Awards

Sandy Cohen Sunday, April 14, 2013 LOS ANGELES -- With a cast of superheroes and villains, "The Avengers" beat out its competitors to become the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards.The action romp won three awards Sunday, including the... more

What parents should know about '42'

Saturday, April 13, 2013 A guide to movies from a family perspective:''42"Rated: PG-13.Suitable for: Children roughly 9 and up.What you should know: This is a respectful retelling of Jackie Robinson's breaking baseball's... more

Jackie Robinson’s story is told in ‘42’ — sort of

Steve Salles Friday, April 12, 2013 Spike Lee desperately wanted to make this movie in 1995 with Denzel Washington. It didn’t happen.So the producers of “Ray” (in which Jamie Foxx won an Oscar) decided to pick up the challenge — even... more

You think you have problems? Watch 'War Witch'

Steve Salles Friday, April 12, 2013 “War Witch” is an extraordinary film that says “You think you’re having a bad day? See what a REALLY bad day looks like.”Twelve-year-old Komona (Rachel Mwanza) sees the rebel soldiers coming in their... more

'The Story of Luke' follows the life of a young autistic man

Steve Salles Friday, April 12, 2013 Comedic films that feature autistic leads can be a bit tricky. If not done right, they can appear to be making fun of the character, instead of having fun with the character.The tone of “The Story of... more

'No' shows the power of advertising

Steve Salles Friday, April 12, 2013 In 1973, a military junta led by the four heads of the armed forces took over control of Chile from the Allende government. As told in “No,” the U.S. backed the takeover privately, but of course,... more