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Visually impressive "Epic" tells a moderately sized story Another month, another big, flashy celebrity-filled animated feature hoping to snag a slice of the oh-so-predictable children's movie box office pie. The most recent colorfully drawn entry is "Epic," which comes from director Chris Wedge, the brains behind the original "Ice Age." And, much like its title, "Epic" is oddly bold and bland at the same time. |
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Silly magician heist thriller "Now You See Me" shouldn't be seen The star-studded cast of "Now You See Me" almost manages to sell the film's absurdity, but director Louis Leterrier ("The Incredible Hulk," the "Clash of the Titans" remake) and his trio of writers are never willing to leave stupid enough alone. It's a dim bulb slight of hand that'll likely leave viewers feeling slighted. |
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Shyamalan's "After Earth" shows no signs of life It's gotten so rough that "After Earth," the Smith family sci-fi project that's too scared to come out as a M. Night Shyamalan movie, comes as a genuine sign of progress for the former Oscar nominee simply because it's not an unequivocal disaster. No, it's merely bad. |
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"At Any Price" an engrossing look at the seedy side of the corn business In a summer season filled with superheroes, intergalactic adventurers and Baz Luhrmann at his Baz Luhrmann-iest, I wouldn't blame you for overlooking the tiny corn industry indie "At Any Price." For audiences looking for a respite from the usual testosterone-filled summer chaos, however, director Ramin Bahrani's modest movie might just fit the bill. |
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"The Hangover Part III" can't recover from rough second outing Let's not mince words: "The Hangover Part II" was awful. Shamelessly abysmal. So yeah, "The Hangover Part III" is better than "Part II," but we're not exactly talking about a monumental achievement. There are a few more laughs this time around (a.k.a. more than one), but it's still clear that what happened in Vegas four years ago shouldn't have gone any further. |
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Lauren Holly, Will Ferrell and more Actress Lauren Holly talks about her new ABC show called Motive. She gets tested with "Dumb And Dumber" movie trivia and explains why she's promoting energy drinks with Darth Vader. Plus stories about where Will Ferrell slept when he was in town filming the Old Milwaukee commercials. And I hit up the most essential items needed for camping. |
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WISN-TV Ch. 12 wins ratings sweep More viewers in southeastern Wisconsin have chosen to watch WISN-TV Ch. 12 newscasts more than the others. The ABC affiliate won ratings races for the 10, 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts. |
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Big balls: Wipeout's Jill Wagner Actress and co-host of ABC's "Wipeout," Jill Wagner may not yet be a household name, but she isn't someone that you would kick out of your house either. |
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"Star Trek Into Darkness" both a rollicking and rocky mission With all of that in place, it would seem the sequel's phasers would be all set to stun. But something's off. There's a sequence where the starship Enterprise is flying at warp speed when a big, clunky-looking vessel comes up from behind and nudges it off its exhilarating track. That's pretty much "Star Trek Into Darkness" in a nutshell, except replace the big, clumsy vessel with a big, clumsy story. |
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TV loyalty I watched the series finale of "The Office" last night, but before I did, I had to blow through the previous five episodes gathering dust on my DVR. In the end, it was worth the night of marathon television, but when I think about the entire final season of "30 Rock," also unwatched on my DVR, I wonder when I'll get around to it. |
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Kramp Cast: Angela turns off the lights at "The Office" Tonight, the Office doors at Dunder Mifflin finally close. I had a chance to talk to Angela Kinsey who has portrayed accountant Angela Martin on NBC's "The Office" for the past nine seasons. In every office there is going to be a cat lady and someone that needs to plan the parties! |
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Gwen Moore rides fake Harley on Colbert Report U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, represents the 4th District in Congress and on the "Colbert Report" on Comedy Central. |
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Brush up on your McCartney this week, Milwaukee With a return by Paul McCartney on tap this summer at Miller Park, the arrival of "Rockshow," is well-timed. The film, which screens at the Bayshore iPic at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, was filmed on the same 1975-76 U.S. tour that led to Paul McCartney & Wings' triple-live album, "Wings Over America." |
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"The Great Gatsby" gets drunk on its own intoxicating excess and flash Now there's Baz Luhrmann's rendition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," done up as the big, loud extravagant 3-D summer blockbuster I doubt Fitzgerald had in mind when he wrote his time-honored critique of the vapid lifestyles of the rich and the growing emptiness of the American dream. The end result feels a bit too much like one of Gatsby's parties: a whole lot of razzle dazzle with a hollow emotional core. |
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Reporter Clark leaving "Real Milwaukee" This week, Tony Clark, who serves as the reporter about town on WITI-TV Fox 6 mid-morning show "Real Milwaukee," announced he was leaving the station. |
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Adler to continue mornings on 102.1 The Milwaukee Radio Alliance, the ownership group behind WLUM-FM 102.1, announced Wednesday that morning show host Jon Adler will create a new show at the station. |
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Local radio, TV stations win WBA awards Here is a list of Milwaukee and other Wisconsin winners in the 2012 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association awards. |
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Kramp, 102.1 part ways Morning show co-host Brian Kramp posted a Facebook message on Monday morning, stating he is no longer with WLUM-FM 102.1, where he has worked since 2006. |
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"Iron Man 3" a soaring start to the summer movie season The first question I had walking out of "The Avengers" last summer was, "How freaking awesome was that?" The second question - a bit more difficult to answer - was, "How is any comic book superhero movie ever going to be able to compete with that?" Pretty easily, as it turns out. "Iron Man 3" may not fly as high as its star-studded combo platter predecessor, but it still makes for a great start to the summer. |
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Calling all Milwaukee "bad girls" Do you have what it takes to be a bad girl? The creators of "The Real World" and "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" will hold an open casting call for Oxygen's so-bad-it's-good hit reality show "Bad Girls Club" here in Milwaukee at JB's on 41, 4040 S. 27th St., Saturday, May 4 from 1 to 7 p.m. |
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Ambition makes "The Place Beyond the Pines" easily worth a visit "The Place Beyond the Pines," represents a massive leap for "Blue Valentine" director Derek Cianfrance. Its lofty aspirations come with their share of flaws, but they also come with a sense of exhilaration. To borrow a phrase from one of the film's costars, it rides like lightning but avoids crashing like thunder. |
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Comics, TV writers set to take Turner stage The folks at the Pabst Theater Organization are hosting Joe Mande and Morgan Murphy as part of an Alternative Comedy night at 7 p.m. Saturday at Turner Hall. |
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"The Sapphires" sings a sweet feel-good number A good song gets in your bones when you hear it. Even if the lyrics are dumb or vapid, sometimes a song just makes you feel good, good enough to sing along and dance - or at least tap your feet or sway a bit if you're in public. The Australian music dramedy "The Sapphires" is that sensation in film form. |
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Come on down to "The Price Is Right" live You just might get the chance to spin the big wheel on Tuesday, April 23, when The Price Is Right Live comes to the Riverside Theater. |
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"Trance" teases, but then tires the brain I'd like to think I'm a fairly smart guy (when it comes to movies, not calculus or anything like that), but "Trance" eludes me. "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle creates a puzzle in which each piece is another, smaller puzzle, and every couple of minutes, the pieces change shape, and you have to start all over again. It's a fairly exhilarating experience at first, but by the end, that exhilaration turns into exhaustion. But it's still an experience. |
Everything New
Quirky Schroeder's
Shorts at work?
"Epic"
Missing minks and more
Family fun @ MAM
MKE Kayak Co opens
OMC Recommends, June 1
They Might Be Giants
"Now You See Me"
Trans-Atlantic friendship
10 discovered bars
Drew hired as new coach
Lombardi Classic 2.0
"After Earth"
Why, Hollywood, why?
She&Him; in MKE June 28
Up the middle strength
Chefs Making a Difference
Chinooks show a good time
Mike Vassallo
Thongs, Thrones & Tunes
May 31-June 2, 2013
Time to give up
Journey House field opens
Wooldridge Brothers
Big Gig gets paddleboats!
Actor makes a difference
Big names in music
Liebert's Logemann house
