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  1. Big-screen pioneers: 3 African-Americans who carved out memorable roles despite racial limits

    It’s been a long, difficult road for African-Americans in achieving equality in all aspects of American life, and Hollywood is no exception. Long relegated to stereotyped roles, black actors struggled for decades to get bigger and better parts that more honestly reflected the black experience.

    • Feb. 8, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    Forget fast food toys: ‘Lorax’ gets green tie-ins

    Los Angeles— The Lorax, perhaps the most famous anti-industrial crusader from children's literature, is getting support from companies that are willing to go green.

    • Feb. 6, 2012
    • TECHNOLOGY

    Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

    New York— Challenging Netflix, phone company Verizon Communications Inc. says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

    • Feb. 5, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    ‘Chronicle’ edges Radcliffe’s ’Woman’ with $22M

    Los Angeles— Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.

  2. More nominations would boost Oscars

    It may be the best proposal ever in terms of cheapening the Oscars while simultaneously making them even more wildly popular.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    Age and internal competitions could determine supporting role winners

    Even though this year’s supporting actor and actress Oscar races seem foregone conclusions, they’re still worth kicking around a bit. Especially since they’re not really foregone conclusions.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    Review: Jolie pulls off dark reality of war and love

    There’s an inevitable darkness to Angelina Jolie’s “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” an unavoidable sense of despair and outrage.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    Review: Superhero film 'Chronicle' packs a punch

    ‘Chronicle” puts a fresh, invigorating spin on the superhero origin story, a tale Hollywood spins again and again (and again).

    • Feb. 3, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    Review: ‘Woman in Black’ is tired, hackneyed horror of a movie

    “The Woman in Black” is your standard-issue ghost story, gussied up in period garb to make it look like a prestige picture.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    Review: ‘Miracle’ rises above most family fare

    There are stories that by their very nature force you to confront the possibility that people aren’t entirely horrible. "Big Miracle" is one.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    ‘Drive’ offers up a cool, wild ride

    More on that and other titles new and notable on DVD this week.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ stands the test of time

    This week's new releases for kids, teens and families include the Oscar-winning classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," Disney's talking puppies on a desert adventure, "Dr. Seuss's The Lorax" and more.

  3. Review: Puppeteer earns a hand for ‘Being Elmo’

    You don’t expect a movie called “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey” to be a story of addiction, murder and despair. And it’s not. “Being Elmo” is pretty much as upbeat, hopeful and perky as the shaggy red Muppet at its center.

    • Feb. 2, 2012
    • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Movies

    Study of war inspired Jolie film

    Angelina Jolie decided as an exercise to write about the devastating conflict of the Bosnian War. That little “homework assignment,” as she calls it, led her to write, produce and direct her first feature film, “In the Land of Blood and Honey.”

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