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Celebrate Easter Eve with 'Hop'

Thursday, April 5, 2012 LAYTON — Who knew the Easter Bunny had a teenage son?Folks can follow E.B.’s adventure to become a drummer in a rock ’n’ roll band during the screening of “Hop” at the Weber State University Davis... more

Coming soon: Penguins, gorillas, homemade rockets in the sky

Thursday, April 5, 2012 Everything from penguins to rockets is streaking across the big screen during upcoming free film screenings at various branches of the Weber County Library.• “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” (2011, PG), part... more

Sensory-friendly 'Mirror Mirror' screening in Layton

Thursday, April 5, 2012 LAYTON — If you think you know all about that old fairy tale featuring Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, think again.“Mirror Mirror,” a new incarnation of the classic story, plays at 10 a.m. Saturday... more

See Rascal Flatts in concert at theaters

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Music from Rascal Flatts’ new album is featured in an in-theater concert broadcast Thursday, April 5, at four Top of Utah venues.“Rascal Flatts — Changed” begins at 6 p.m. and also includes... more

‘Titanic,’ even in 3-D, gives you that sinking sensation

Rene Rodriguez Tuesday, April 3, 2012 The only question looming over “Titanic 3-D,” really, is: Does the 3-D get in the way? The ever-canny James Cameron has wisely resisted the temptation to tweak the film’s Oscar-winning special... more

‘Cremator’ up next in Czech film series

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 OGDEN — A dark subject fills the frames of a movie hailed as one of the best ever made in Czechoslovakia.“The Cremator,” a combination of black comedy, horror and drama, plays at 7 p.m. Wednesday,... more

'Jack & Jill' sets record for Razzies

Susan King Monday, April 2, 2012 LOS ANGELES -- Adam Sandler's critically lambasted cross-dressing comedy "Jack and Jill" made history of sorts Sunday at Magicopolis in Santa Monica: It became the first film to sweep every category... more

‘War Horse’ another Spielberg adventure

Steve Salles Monday, April 2, 2012 Capsule reviews, by Standard-Examiner movie critic Steve Salles, of this week’s releases on DVD:WAR HORSE *** (PG-13) Intense sequences of war violence. Set during World War I, this is the tale... more

'Green With Envy' explores Flaming Gorge water project

Monday, April 2, 2012 LOGAN -- Should water be piped out of Flaming Gorge reservoir to support a development project in Colorado?That's the question at the heart of "Green With Envy," a film exploring the controversy and... more

'Hunger Games' easily stays on top at the box office

Amy Kaufman Sunday, April 1, 2012 LOS ANGELES -- Despite the arrival of new foes at the multiplex, "The Hunger Games" survived another weekend in the No. 1 position at the domestic box office and surged past the quarter-billion-... more