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'Frozen' musters only a few chills

By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer

The three players of "Frozen" kill some time while suspended on a ski lift discussing the worst ways to die.

 

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Travolta plays action hero in 'Paris'

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer

In the space of just a few weeks, we have movies starring Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and John Travolta.

 

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The moody noir of 'Terribly Happy'

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer

Years of moviegoing have familiarized us with tales of city folk waylaid in country towns — quirky Southern backwaters and dusty desert holes.

 

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Get out your hankies for 'Dear John'

By GLENN WHIPP, For the Associated Press

The movie is called "Dear John," and, yes, there's a character named John and, yes, he's a soldier who, sure enough, receives dozens of letters from his sweetheart back home, including one emotionally wrought missive that begins "Dear John" and ends with him vowing to permanently switch to e-mail.

 

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Mel Gibson returns in 'Edge of Darkness'

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer

It's been seven years since his last film, but Mel Gibson is still playing martyr.

 

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'Saint John of Las Vegas' no divine comedy

By GLENN WHIPP, For the Associated Press

The deadpan comedy "Saint John of Las Vegas" opens with Steve Buscemi walking into a Vegas convenience store, plopping down an envelope full of cash and asking for a thousand lottery tickets.

 

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'Extraordinary Measures' is ordinary drama

By GLENN WHIPP, For The Associated Press

The medical drama "Extraordinary Measures" has been marketed as another "Blind Side," a true story about quiet heroism, doing the right thing and overcoming great odds.

 

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'Tooth Fairy' full of smiles, cliches

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer

Just weeks after something dubbed a "squeakquel," we have a movie advertised with the tagline: "You can't handle the tooth.

 

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