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Screen Scene: “Across the Universe”
In the beginning of “Across the Universe,” Jude, played by Jim Sturgess, sits alone on a wide beach, looks straight at the audience and sings the first few lines of “Girl.”
Soap operas provide enjoyable summer TV
It is a common misconception that there are no good TV shows on in the summer.
Screen Scene: “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
It is usually the case that everyone inside a movie theater is watching the same movie. But “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” like its four film predecessors, is two different films.
Magic can’t prevent death, but that’s why we like it
I get headaches when I read in the car. I’ve always known this, so usually I don’t bring a book with me when I’m the passenger.
Former Bruins find place in commercial market
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the husband and wife directing team of last year’s independent success story, “Little Miss Sunshine,” followed up their Academy Award-winning indie film with a Gap commercial.
Screen Scene: “Surf’s Up”
Since 2005, when audiences fell in love with a wobbling seabird in the documentary “March of the Penguins,” penguins are the new Hollywood “˜it’ animal.