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January 2015
Articles From Chaz Lipp in January
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Friday Jan 30, 2015 10:00 PM ET
Hardcore fans of director Terry Gilliam will want to check out his latest vision of a dystopian future. But an interesting Christoph Waltz performance can't rescue the incoherent story.
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Wednesday Jan 28, 2015 50:00 AM ET
Pretty much everything but the kitchen sink gets tossed into this courtroom drama starring Robert Downey, Jr. as a lawyer and Oscar-nominated Robert Duvall as his judge father.
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Tuesday Jan 27, 2015 05:00 PM ET
The big screen trilogy of Ayn Rand's popular novel arrives on home video, complemented by a number of special features.
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Tuesday Jan 27, 2015 40:00 PM ET
Says writer-director David Hayter (whose writing credits include the first two X-Men movies), "We are not calling this a werewolf movie because these are just wolves."
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Wednesday Jan 21, 2015 30:00 PM ET
Inspired by the famous 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trail, this courtroom drama remains a boisterous showcase for the acting skills of Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, and Gene Kelly. Also stars Dick York, Harry Morgan, Claude Akins.
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Sunday Jan 18, 2015 50:00 AM ET
A quarter-century after its original release, the film that thrust Daniel Day-Lewis into the worldwide spotlight finally arrives on Blu-ray via Lionsgate. Day-Lewis won the first of his three Best Actor Oscars for his portrayal of Christy Brown.
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Saturday Jan 17, 2015 25:00 PM ET
Shailene Woodley delivers another excellent performance in director Gregg Araki's first film in four years. Christopher Meloni, Eva Green, and Angela Bassett co-star.
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Saturday Jan 17, 2015 50:00 AM ET
101 Dalmatians Diamond Edition arrives February 10 and the Oscar-nominated (for Best Animated Feature) Big Hero 6 is available February 24.
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Friday Jan 16, 2015 30:00 AM ET
A prequel to last year's The Conjuring, Annabelle just can't live up to that earlier film's high level of craft. Despite a few effective visual jolts, this one is mired in genre cliches.
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Thursday Jan 15, 2015 05:00 PM ET
Liam Neeson is in fine form here and is the primary reason to seek out this dark, moody (and ultimately only partially successful) thriller.
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Thursday Jan 15, 2015 45:00 PM ET
It's a decent, though frustratingly superficial, overview of the career of Genesis featuring new interviews with all key members.
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Thursday Jan 15, 2015 25:00 PM ET
Jeff Beck thrills thousands of fans at Japan's Tokyo Dome City Hall in a concert filmed on April 9, 2014.
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Thursday Jan 15, 2015 15:00 PM ET
The first three Twilight movies are presented as "extended editions" in one streamlined package (the original theatrical cuts are included too).
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Wednesday Jan 14, 2015 15:00 PM ET
Journalists question their integrity in Nicaragua during the Sandinista Revolution in the late '70s. This 1983 film stars Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, and Joanna Cassidy.
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Tuesday Jan 13, 2015 50:00 AM ET
All 13 episodes from the second half the all-new series' first season are available on DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on January 13.
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Tuesday Jan 13, 2015 40:00 AM ET
All 15 episodes of the final season chronicling the Ewing family are available on DVD and Digital HD on January 13. The three-disc set includes deleted scenes.
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Sunday Jan 11, 2015 30:00 AM ET
If you go into this direct-to-video entry in Universal's The Mummy franchise expecting very little, you just might be pleasantly satisfied by its modest thrills and laughs.
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Saturday Jan 10, 2015 30:00 PM ET
A total lack of actual Hendrix music, combined with questionable historical accuracy, results in a lackluster biopic, despite some interesting, artistic flourishes.
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Saturday Jan 10, 2015 05:00 PM ET
The second leg of the Season 11 SYTYCD tour, featuring the season's top ten finalists recreating their best routines live onstage, begins a 15-show run on January 22.
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Thursday Jan 8, 2015 30:00 PM ET
An exceptional biopic about the life and times of The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Told in boldly non-linear fashion, the film is anchored by Chadwick Boseman's award-worthy performance as Brown.
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Thursday Jan 8, 2015 15:00 PM ET
A staggeringly ill-conceived fable, of sorts, about twin brothers raised by different parents. One grows up to be an Elvis Presley-esque rocker, the other grows up to be an impersonator of the Elvis-esque rocker.
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Monday Jan 5, 2015 40:00 AM ET
Though its first act is a bit sketchy and its third act is seriously undercooked, this 1975 Mike Nichols-directed farce offers plenty of fun stemming from the comic interplay of stars Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty.
Sunday Jan 4, 2015 45:00 PM ET
Like no other "inspirational teacher" movie you've likely ever seen, this 1969 character study stars Maggie Smith in an Oscar-winning performance.
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Saturday Jan 3, 2015 55:00 PM ET
Director Adam Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett, the team behind last year's acclaimed horror film You're Next, is back with another entertaining thriller.
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