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We’ve come to expect drollery and eccentricity from Joel and Ethan Coen. With works like “Blood Simple,” “Miller’s Crossing” and the Oscar-winning “No Country for Old Men,” the filmmakers have specialized in ruthlessly comic, often mercilessly bleak anatomies of the foibles of ordinary men.

‘Christmas’ gets creepy review

The new Disney “A Christmas Carol” is another epic achievement in motion-capture animation, advancing the art form closer to photo-realism than “The Polar Express” or “Beowulf.” Dazzling, ornate visuals take us to the snowy London of 1837, swooping over its digital rooftops and down its digital chimneys. Faces take on musculature, expression and detail.

Goat-filled goof gets its freak on review

“Wacky” isn’t George Clooney’s strong suit as an actor. But it’s always at least amusing to watch the suave, silky leading man let his freak flag fly.

Iffy ‘Saints’ come marching back review

Cult classics are often defined by their flaws as much as their merits. “Boondock Saints,” the 1999 film that achieved cult status on DVD and now has spawned a sequel, certainly had plenty of flaws.

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Nick Counter, Hollywood studios' negotiator, dies - 11/06/2009

Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers says Counter died at a Los Angeles hospital on Friday. Counter served as the group's president for 27 years

Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death - 11/06/2009

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother. Woods on Friday would not discuss the lawsuit in detail, but told The Associated Press he wants "justice" for his brother, Michael, who was 49 when he died at Kent Hospital in Warwick of what was believed t

Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World' - 11/06/2009

Matthew Broderick says he's puzzled by the bashing he's received for his actions during the first New York preview of "The Starry Messenger," a new play by good friend Kenneth Lonergan. "We had to rush to our first preview and then I guess we got some press just after one show, which I don't really understand," the

Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war - 11/06/2009

First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And, once again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices. It's the latest salvo in an ongoing online push