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Intense, somber ‘Prisoners’ plays on parents’ worst fears

There are suspense thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat, and there are suspense thrillers that make you recoil to the point that you’d burrow through the backrest if you could.

 
5 conditions under which to see ‘Prisoners’

“Prisoners,” starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, is a tough movie to watch with all of the sorrow, weeping, misery, despair and agony. But if you need a reason to see it here are five.

‘Insidious’ sequel screams box-office success

Moviegoers had an appetite for fright this weekend, sending “Insidious: Chapter 2” to the top of the box office.

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JK Rowling to pen new magic movie for Warner Bros

Film studio Warner Bros. announced Thursday that J.K. Rowling will write the screenplay for a movie based on “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” her textbook to the magical universe she created in the boy wizard’s stories.

‘Riddick’ illuminates box office with $18.7M debut

The sci-fi thriller starring Vin Diesel as an intergalactic criminal with built-in night vision debuted in first place with $18.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Riddick” is the third installment in the series, following the $11.6 million debut of 2000’s “Pitch Black” and the $24.3 million launch of 2004’s “The Chronicles of Riddick.”

Despite the bombs, Hollywood posts record summer

In the end, Hollywood made it through a precarious minefield of summer box-office bombs with a heftier wallet. The summer concluded with a record $4.7 billion in box-office revenue despite much maligned flops like “The Lone Ranger,” ”After Earth” and “White House Down.”

‘The Grandmaster’ a stylish, evocative martial-arts tale

For years, there’s been a sure-fire way to sound like a film snob without actually putting in the effort: Tell anyone who asks that your favorite director is Wong Kar Wai.

First Look: One Direction hits big screen

The rise to fame of the British boy band One Direction is chronicled in this documentary that also features plenty of footage of the guys in concert.

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