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Penguins, gorillas among library visitors

Becky Cairns Thursday, April 19, 2012 Let your happy feet start dancing or enjoy an encounter with a talking gorilla at free film screenings this weekend and next week at various branches of the Weber County Library.• “Happy Feet 2” (... more

'Dark Shadows' soon emerging from veil of mystery

Geoff Boucher Wednesday, April 18, 2012 LONDON -- There's a night-and-day difference between the soundstages of Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" and his previous movie, "Alice in Wonderland," and, no surprise, this is a filmmaker far more... more

Are the Farrelly brothers the two stooges now?

Steven Zeitchik Monday, April 16, 2012 LOS ANGELES -- "The Three Stooges," directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly, was not the box-office comeback the filmmakers hoped for.It was supposed to turn out differently for the Farrelly brothers.... more

‘Blindsight’ scales Mount Everest

Monday, April 16, 2012 LOGAN — Take a journey up Mount Everest with blind mountain climbers in the film “Blindsight.”The 2006 movie plays at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Utah State University’s Taggart Student Center,... more

'Stooges' can't topple 'Hunger Games,' which ties 'Avatar' record

Amy Kaufman Monday, April 16, 2012 LOS ANGELES -- "The Hunger Games" claimed the No. 1 spot at the box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, becoming the first film since 2009's "Avatar" to remain in the top position for that... more

'Protocol' best of 'Mission' franchise?

Steve Salles Monday, April 16, 2012 Capsule reviews, by Standard-Examiner movie critic Steve Salles, of this week's releases on DVD:MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- GHOST PROTOCOL *** 1/2 (PG-13) Sequences of intense action and violence.... more

'The Cabin in the Woods' frighteningly funny

Steve Salles Friday, April 13, 2012 I’m a bit of a wuss when it comes to horror films.I guess it boils down to not enjoying fear.But I must admit to laughing quite a bit at this “darkest of dark comedies,” “The Cabin in the Woods,”... more

Surprise, surprise, 'The Three Stooges' stinks

Steve Salles Friday, April 13, 2012 The Farrelly brothers have been dreaming of making this movie since 1996. They should have let the dream die.It’s not that I didn’t like the original Three Stooges. They were hilarious in their day.... more

'The Kid With a Bike' one determined youngster

Steve Salles Friday, April 13, 2012 Good movies make you feel something, but it’s not always a good feeling.Sometimes, as in the case of “The Kid With a Bike,” you might feel pity, frustration, compassion and confusion. And based on... more

'Young Goethe' wants to be 'Shakespeare in Love'

Steve Salles Friday, April 13, 2012 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced “Gerta”) was a key literary figure in German culture in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.“Young Goethe in Love” is loosely based on his experiences while... more