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Arm's length: Does filming keep reality at bay?

LONDON (AP) - Matthew Driller was holding a navy umbrella, blocking the view of spectators standing five deep and waiting to see the Olympic women's cycling road race flash past. The police came by, signifying that the leaders were closing. The crowd leaned in. "Don't worry," Driller said. "I'll move it before they come."

August 08, 2012 | By Danica Kirka AP | Entertainment+Technology


Reviews: 'Total Recall'

TOTAL RECALL (2012) *1/2 For those who don't keep up with the show-biz trades, there are several notable remakes in the works, all promising to offer different takes on established classics that themselves were based on popular literary works. One studio is prepping a new version of Jaws, but without a shark in its storyline. Another promises a new All Quiet on the Western Front, yet stripping it of its World War I setting. And ...

August 08, 2012 | By Matt Brunson Connect Savannah | Entertainment+Technology


Jackson to make 'The Hobbit' into a trilogy

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Peter Jackson is adding a third film to what was planned to be the two-part series "The Hobbit."

July 31, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


NBC eclipses Beijing viewership again

NEW YORK (AP) - NBC's London Olympic coverage has topped Beijing for the fourth night in a row.

July 31, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Olympics awash in Twitter, for better or worse

LONDON (AP) - It's amazing how much trouble can be stirred up in 140 characters or less.

July 31, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Rowling webcast will promote new Potter kids club

NEW YORK (AP) - J.K. Rowling's next book is for adults, but she will be on hand this fall to help promote a new club for kids, the Harry Potter Reading Club.

July 31, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Steel the one

By today's standards, the special effects in Superman, screening Saturday at the Lucas Theatre, are strictly low–rent. The film was made in 1978, before the arrival of CGI, and while the effects aren't as cheesy as those in the old Superman TV series from the '50s, it's key to remember that Star Wars, which raised the bar for such things, had already come and gone, in 1977.

July 31, 2012 | By Bill DeYoung Connect Savannah | Entertainment+Technology


Lewis Black to rant on politics on Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) - Lewis Black is bringing his anger back to Broadway - just in time for the election.

July 26, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


At the movies July 20-26

HINESVILLE: Liberty Stadium Cinemas 565 W. Oglethorpe Hwy. 912-408-1000 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Fri.-Thurs. 11:15, 12, 12:45, 2:45, 3:30, 4:15, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 9:45, 10:30 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Fri.-Thurs. 1, 4, 6:45, 9 Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (PG) Fri.-Thurs. 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:45 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Fri.-Thurs. 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10 Magic Mike (R) Fri.-Thurs. 7, 9:45 Ted (R) Fri.-Thurs. 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40 Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection ...

July 20, 2012 | Special to Connect | Entertainment+Technology


'Man of Steel' flies into Comic-Con with footage

SAN DIEGO (AP) - There are lots of people dressed like Superman at Comic-Con, but the real guy - or at least the actor playing him in the latest Superman film - made a surprise appearance at the fan festival.

July 16, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


While Batman lurks, 'Ice Age' tops box office

NEW YORK (AP) - With Batman lurking, the prehistoric critters of "Ice Age: Continental Drift" ran off with the box office, earning $46 million in their opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

July 16, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Viewers turning to YouTube as news source

NEW YORK (AP) - A new study has found that YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news, one to which viewers increasingly turn for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters.

July 16, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Microsoft, NBC dissolve MSNBC.com joint venture

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft is pulling out of the joint venture that owned MSNBC.com, freeing the world's largest software maker to build its own online news service.

July 16, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Comic-Con to celebrate history, heritage

LOS ANGELES (AP) - This week's Comic-Con pop-cultural extravaganza in San Diego may not be as cutting-edge cool as you think.

July 13, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


Adam Sandler looks to rise again with 'Transylvania'

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The "Twilight" blood-suckers aren't the only big-screen vampires at Comic-Con. Adam Sandler's putting the bite on audiences, too.

July 13, 2012 | AP | Entertainment+Technology


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Latest 'Star Trek' is otherworldly good

Today, we'll beam aboard the Starship Enterprise to find out if director J.J. Abrams can seek out new life in his exciting reboot series with the big-screen sequel, "Star Trek Into Darkness."

May 24, 2013 | By Sasha McBrayer Movie reviewer | Entertainment+Technology


At the movies May 24-30

HINESVILLE: Liberty Stadium Cinemas

May 24, 2013 | Staff report | Entertainment+Technology


'Jack Reacher' gets a lot wrong, and right

"Jack Reacher," which is new to home video, is a film that has much more to offer than I expected.

May 17, 2013 | By Sasha McBrayer Movie reviewer | Entertainment+Technology


Bill supposed to help parks, communities

The recently signed Rural Tourism Protection Act helps Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites meet budget challenges and aids communities dependent on the tourism provided by the state's parks, historic sites or outdoor recreation areas within their communities, according to state Rep. Debbie Buckner, D-Junction City, who wrote the bill.

May 17, 2013 | By Randy C. Murray Correspondent | Entertainment+Technology


At the movies May 17-23

HINESVILLE: Liberty Stadium Cinemas

May 17, 2013 | Staff report | Entertainment+Technology


State park lodges under new management

Four of Georgia State Parks' lodges and resorts are or soon will be under new management, according to State Parks Director Becky Kelley.

May 13, 2013 | By Randy C. Murray Correspondent | Entertainment+Technology


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