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Edward Furlong charged with assault in LA

'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been charged with assault after a May 21 incident in which his girlfriend called police and reported he attacked her.

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'Between Us' shows its stage origins far too clearly

There are filmed adaptations of plays and plays that are, in essence, staged for the film camera. "Between Us," sadly, is closer to the latter.
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List of DVD movie release dates for June 18 and beyond

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
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New on DVD: 'Jack the Giant Slayer,' 'Stoker'

A young man faces giant problems while a young woman has some big problems of her own in this week's new DVD releases.
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What to take away from new Superman movie's box-office success and critical reception

When it was first announced in early 2010, the idea of a new Superman movie prompted a mix of eye-rolling and excitement. On the one hand, wasn't there just another Superman reboot in 2006? On the other, "Dark Knight's" Christopher Nolan would be a creative force behind the project.
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James Franco seeks $500,000 in crowd-funding

Following crowd-funding campaigns from "Veronica Mars" and Zach Braff, James Franco is trying to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies.
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With 'Bling Ring,' A24 aims to broaden art-house scope

NEW YORK - Sofia Coppola could have easily gone the studio route in choosing a distributor for her new movie, "The Bling Ring." Instead she chose the upstart company that set loose the viral image of James Franco as a resplendently thugged-out Jesus.
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New video game releases

The following games are among those scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com:
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Billy Crystal's new 'Monster' project

EMERYVILLE, Calif. - It's been a dozen years since the release of Pixar's "Monsters, Inc.," but it didn't take much for Billy Crystal to get back into the spirit to voice Mike Wazowski for the follow-up film "Monsters University." He's seen "Monsters, Inc." many times with his grandchildren. What...
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'World War Z' draws massive crowd in NYC

Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War Z."
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'Man of Steel' soars with $116.6M at box office

"Man of Steel" went up, up and away at the box office.