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VOD Spotlight: Matt Damon and John Krasinski in “Promised Land”
Channel Guide MagazineWhen Matt Damon and John Krasinski set out to bring what Krasinski calls an “exploration of modern-day American identity” to moviegoers, the pair zeroed in on a tableau happening across the land — rural communities mired in economic... -
New releases: Ken Burns takes strong tone in 'Central Park Five'
The Central Park Five, PBS, $24.99; Blu-ray, $29.99 This documentary (made by Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah and her husband, David McMahon) revisits the racial tensions of '80s New York, via the story of a white, female investment banker who was raped...Tags: Ken Burns, The Central Park Five (movie), Central Park, The Impossible (movie), Jurassic Park (movie)
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'Promised Land'
Much as he had Ben Affleck as a colleague in both writing and acting in the Oscar-winning "Good Will Hunting," Matt Damon has a similar peer in John Krasinski ("The Office") in this drama about fracking, the effort to find and market natural gas from...
Tags: Ben Affleck, Rentals, Good Will Hunting (movie), Hal Holbrook, Rosemarie DeWitt
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'Texas Chainsaw 3D' to get nicked by 'Hobbit' at the box office
There won't be much buzz at the box office on the first weekend of the new year, as only one new movie -- "Texas Chainsaw 3D" -- hits theaters nationwide. The horror flick starring the serial killer made famous in 1974's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is...
Tags: Django Unchained (movie), The Impossible (movie), Arts and Culture, Les Miserables (musical), Good Will Hunting (movie)
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To fight fracking, what Pennsylvania needs is a masterpiece
Movies can have a tremendous impact on society, if they're skillfully made. "Triumph of the Will" was a stunning documentary that helped Adolf Hitler consolidate power. "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary about former Vice President Al Gore's...
Tags: Criminals, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Politics, Steven Seagal, Vice (movie)
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'Promised Land' review: There will be what exactly?
**1/2 (out of four) Oh, commerce and integrity. Can't you two ever get along? Five years after Daniel Day-Lewis, his mustache and his oil derricks wreaked havoc in early 20th century California, star/co-writer Matt Damon and “Promised Land&...
Tags: Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, Daniel Day-Lewis, John Krasinski, Gus van Sant
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Winter TCA: NBC's Bob Greenblatt responds to violence on TV
Recent mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut are forcing television executives to justify the escalating violence on the small screen that critics contend glorify or, worse, fuel real-world killings. Later this month, Fox Broadcasting unfurls a...Tags: Gaming Industry, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), Criminal Minds (tv program), Media Industry, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Midwest native looks east in 'Somewhere Between'
"I am a child stuck between two countries," says 15-year-old Fang "Jenni" Lee in the insightful new documentary "Somewhere Between." Adopted at age 5 and raised in Berkeley, Calif., she is one of roughly 80,000 girls who have come to the U.S. since...
Tags: Entertainment, Comedy Central (tv network), Arts and Culture, Movies, Cheese Corn
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Matt Damon pays $15 million for Pacific Palisades manse
Actor Matt Damon may have been a neighbor to "Good Will Hunting" pal Ben Affleck for several months now, but his purchase of an estate in Pacific Palisades for $15 million just appeared on the Multiple Listing Service after the first of the year.
Damon's...Tags: True Grit (movie), Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Rentals, The Adjustment Bureau (movie)
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Hollywood faces fracking in 'Promised Land'
Associated PressALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The new movie "Promised Land" digs into the fierce national debate over fracking, the technique that's generated a boom in U.S. natural gas production while also stoking controversy over its possible impact on the environment...Tags: Entertainment, Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Movies, Gasland (movie)
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'Texas Chainsaw 3D' is strong No. 1; 'Promised Land' disappoints
"Texas Chainsaw 3D" easily sliced through the competition at the box office this weekend — not that its rivals were particularly threatening. As the only new film to hit theaters nationwide, the reboot of the 1974 horror flick only had to...Tags: Theater, Entertainment, Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (movie), Broadway Theater
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Reality TV is dangerous work! 'Texas Chainsaw' massacres 'Hobbit.'
After the coffee. Before getting over the Redskins' loss to Seattle. The Skinny: Nice to have new episodes of "The Good Wife" back on CBS. It helped me salvage a depressing Sunday of football. Monday's headlines include a look at the dangers of...
Tags: Jason Kilar, Comcast Corporation, John Lasseter, Media Industry, Television
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