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3-D film brings viewer into the space of dance

ST. LOUIS - Recently, 3-D has begun to shake off its reputation for gimmickry and be taken seriously as a means of cinematic expression by esteemed filmmakers from Martin Scorsese ("Hugo") to Werner Herzog ("Cave of Forgotten Dreams"). Still, "Pina" is something special.

Capsule reviews of feature films

ADDICTION INCORPORATED 2 stars. A documentary that recounts the legal battles against American Big Tobacco. It's a long, studious film. 1 hr. 42 PG-13 (adult themes) - David Hiltbrand

'Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1' Blu-ray: Haters gonna hate

On a commentary track included on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" Blu-ray (Summit Entertainment, $34; also on DVD, $30; in stores Saturday), director Bill Condon addresses the disproportionate hatred the series seems to inspire in critics. "This series is about things women care about and has a woman at the center," he says. "So there are people who just stay outside of it and mock it."

McCreery, Gilbert, Hayes make ACM new artist cut

"American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery, Brantley Gilbert and Hunter Hayes are The Academy of Country Music Awards' best new artist nominees.

AP: Pa. symphony seeks soloist via YouTube contest

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it's not "American Idol" meets Mozart.

Clemons' nephew to play sax on Springsteen tour

It takes two men to replace The Big Man.

Ranchera music star Fernandez announces retirement

Ranchera music giant Vicente Fernandez says he will retire after tours of Latin America, Spain and the U.S., ending a four-decade career.

    Sarah Jessica Parker headlines celeb-filled gala

    A chance to kiss the buff, shirtless Richard Gere of the early '80s? Sold, for $20,000!

    Naomi Watts to star in Princess Diana biopic

    Producers say Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in a film about the last years of the royal's life.

      Oscar lands in Los Angeles after Chicago flight

      Passengers on United Airlines Flight 531 from Chicago to Los Angeles didn't just get to travel with a world-famous celebrity, they had their picture taken with him.

      Repeated 'Vow': Comas, amnesia and romance in the movies

      Rachel McAdams can't remember. She can't remember the car wreck involving a Meat Loaf song, she can't remember her hottie husband and she can't remember making "The Notebook."

      '2001's' visual effects put Douglas Trumbull on the motion picture map

      LOS ANGELES - Visual effects visionary, director and producer Douglas Trumbull has a "broad" philosophy of film. He believes that everything in a movie is, in essence, a special effect.

      'Pina' melds dance with 3-D and her death

      PHILADELPHIA - Wim Wenders was two weeks away from the start date for his new film when his star - Philippina "Pina" Bausch, the German choreographer - died. She had cancer, and had been diagnosed only five days earlier.

      'Vow' co-stars McAdams and Tatum make the lovin' look easy

      LOS ANGELES - Although they're just co-stars in the new tear-jerker romance "The Vow," if you didn't know any better it'd be easy to think Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams are an old married couple.

      Watching TV is different experience today

      How we watch television keeps changing. It's not only that people are recording shows for viewing later. It's that they can call up the shows from on-demand channels, or watch them on their laptops, phones or tablets. Even the Super Bowl is available as live, streaming video to computers and selected phones.

      50 Cent visits famine victims in Somalia, Kenya

      Rapper 50 Cent is teaming up with the World Food Program to see firsthand the effects of hunger in Somalia and Kenya.

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