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Long-awaited Kerouac epic 'On the Road' premieres at Cannes

Kenneth Turan Wednesday, May 23, 2012 CANNES, France -- Walter Salles carefully raises the fingers of his right hand and gently strokes the back of his left."These are characters," he says, explaining the gesture, "who experience things... more

'Battleship's' surviving alien didn't see it coming

Steve Salles Wednesday, May 23, 2012 A conversation between a surviving alien cadet from "Battleship" and his boss back on Planet G:BOSS: So that was quite a mess down there on Earth. We could see it from here. What the heck happened?... more

LGBT youth group sponsors screening of 'Bully'

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 OGDEN — An issue making headlines across the nation comes to the big screen here with a showing of the documentary “Bully.”The film examining bullying in schools across the United States plays at 9:... more

More observations on Americana at Cannes

Steven Zeitchik Tuesday, May 22, 2012 CANNES, France -- Increasingly reliant on global audiences for box office success, many Hollywood studios are muting elements that might be considered too American.But prestige filmmakers working... more

Jacques Audiard's edgy love story, 'Rust & Bone,' at Cannes

Kenneth Turan Monday, May 21, 2012 CANNES, France -- Honored with nine Cesars, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes in 2009 and nominated for the best foreign-language Oscar, the intense prison drama "A Prophet" made French writer... more

'Arrietty,' 'Red Tails,' 'This Means War' among DVD releases

Monday, May 21, 2012 Capsule reviews, by Standard-Examiner movie critic Steve Salles, of this week's releases on DVD:THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY *** (G) In our fast-paced world, it's refreshing to see a simple... more

'Avengers' leads box office, becomes Disney's highest-grossing release ever

John Horn Sunday, May 20, 2012 LOS ANGELES -- The box-office debut of "Battleship" -- an attempt to transform the kids' strategy pastime into a summer blockbuster -- looked like a very different board game over the weekend:... more

‘Phantom’ fans: Two productions airing

Sunday, May 20, 2012 It’s an all-Phantom week beginning Monday, May 21, as two Andrew Lloyd Webber productions unfold on two nights on area movie screens.The 25th anniversary celebration of “The Phantom of the Opera”... more

Film takes on tobacco industry

Sunday, May 20, 2012 OGDEN — The true story of anti-tobacco whistle-blower Victor DeNoble is told in “Addiction Incorporated,” a documentary now touring Utah.The film will be shown at 6:15 p.m. Monday, May 21, in the... more

'Battleship' a mixed mash-up of other movies

Steve Salles Friday, May 18, 2012 Amidst “Battleship’s” computer-generated chaos of fake naval war vessels taking on an even more fantasized gargantuan, superior-weaponed alien armada is the story of one man and his search to find... more