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‘The Last Stand’ a (mostly) welcome return for Arnold Schwarzenegger ✭✭ 1/2
The question with "The Last Stand," Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to the big screen (not counting "The Expendables 2") after being the governor of California and at the heart of a...
‘The Last Stand’ a (mostly) welcome return for Arnold Schwarzenegger ✭✭ 1/2
The question with "The Last Stand," Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to the big screen (not counting "The Expendables 2") after being the governor of California and at the heart of a...
‘Bad Kids Go to Hell’: ‘Breakfast Club’-inspired thriller doesn’t nourish ★ 1/2
There's at least one inspired element in "Bad Kids Go to Hell," the teen horror-thriller from filmmakers Matthew Spradlin and Barry Wernick. But the movie isn't scary enough for horror...
Don’t give up on ‘Tai Chi Zero’ without a fight ★★★
The first clue that Stephen Fung's "Tai Chi Zero" is not your usual kung-fu kickfest is when our hero -- Yang Lu Chan (Yuan Xiaochao) -- is introduced on a...
Don’t give up on ‘Tai Chi Zero’ without a fight ★★★
The first clue that Stephen Fung's "Tai Chi Zero" is not your usual kung-fu kickfest is when our hero -- Yang Lu Chan (Yuan Xiaochao) -- is introduced on a...
Groomed for success? Not ‘Mansome’ ✭ 1/2
There's a good idea at the heart of "Mansome,"a documentary that purports to dive into the deep, if underexplored, waters of men's body-image issues. Our granddads may have known what...
The Polyphonic SpreeThe Beginning Stages of …Over…
The Polyphonic Spree The Beginning Stages of ... Over the past year, The Polyphonic Spree--a big little ol' band from Texas--has been generating a hive's worth of buzz on the...
Panjabi MCBewareThe funky updating of the music…
Panjabi MC Beware The funky updating of the music of India's Punjabi region, already a hit in European clubs, has gotten major exposure in the film "Bend it Like Beckham"...
T.A.T.U.200 Km/H in the Wrong LaneYou can…
T.A.T.U. 200 Km/H in the Wrong Lane You can almost hear the boardroom pitch on this one: "Three words, fellas: teenage Russian lesbians." Certainly, music is the least interesting part...
MUSICDOME PART OF HOLLYWOOD PARK REHAB
A $50 million indoor-outdoor music venue has been proposed for Hollywood Park by the racetrack`s parent company and a principal in a major concert-promotion firm. The 16,000-seat MusicDome, replete with...