Narratively flawed but admirably ambitious and occasionally splendid, “At Any Price” details trouble in the heartland. Established indie writer-director Ramin Bahrani delivers some uncharacteristically phony melodrama in this most commercial film he’s made to date. But his trademark human shades and social textures prevail, and the result is a gripping look at the cutthroat world of modern farmers.
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Hottie B-listers Jaime Pressly and Estella Warren were involved in a dust-up Friday.
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With sex, obsession, murder, racism, alligators and reptilian humans in a Florida swamp, “The Paperboy” is both a torrid mess and, amid Hollywood’s prevailing timidness, a commendable display of audacity.
Writer-director Lee Daniels scores pulpy entertainment points with some immersive backwater sludge, but overall goes bonkers with luridness in this place-and-time sleazefest. The casualties are narrative cohesion and emotional dimension.
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Aside from being the best-selling author of 16 books, Nicholas Sparks has a hand in the hit movies based on his stories.Opening today, “The Lucky One” is the seventh in a string of cinematic romances that include “The Notebook,” “Dear John” and “The Last Song.” Though they haven’t received extensive critical acclaim, the financially successful movies continue to draw in passionate fans on DVD, cable and streaming.
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The new movie “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” based on the 1971 book, is a happy success.For decades, popular children’s books by Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) have been adapted to cartoons, short films and TV specials; yet their size and rhythm seemed to resist the long form.
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We totally thought the “Harry Potter” cast had escaped the usual curse of substance abuse that seems to plague child stars. But leading man Daniel Radcliffe said he’s been sober for almost a year, after facing his alcohol dependency.
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Were you devastated when Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens broke up? Have you been pining for them to reunite? No? Fine. Well, regardless, it looks like they are.After calling off their four-year relationship in December, the “High School Musical” couple were spotted, ahem, reconnecting at an event in Hollywood on Friday night — a gawker told People magazine they were “constantly touching and kissing each other.”
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Brace yourself for some “High School Musical” heartbreak! The series’ longtime real-life couple, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, have called it quits.“It was mutual,” a source revealed to Us. “They have been together for so long. It just ran its course.” After meeting on the teenybopper TV movie’s set in 2005, Vanessa, who turns 22 today, and Zac, 23, were a couple for at least three years — which is a pretty good run for two young, up-and-coming stars.
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