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'Star Wars' skyrockets to record $49M at Christmas box office
Disney's juggernaut is headed for a three-day haul in the $170 million range, which would easily be the best second weekend ever, too. But how did other new films fare?
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Radiohead releases rejected 'Spectre' Bond theme song — take a listen
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke offered fans the ultimate Christmas present: a link to a rejected theme song that the band had written for the new James Bond movie "Spectre."
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'Concussion' intensifies public's already-complicated relationship with a violent sport
The more interesting narrative in the film has less to do with the discovery of CTE but what the knowledge of its existence means for the future of football.
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Johnny Depp is Hollywood's most overpaid actor, Forbes says
Depp provided the least return on investment for movie studios forking over huge paychecks to secure the star, according to Forbes.
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'Star Wars' superfans react to 'Force Awakens' — no spoilers!
For some people it's just another big movie. For others, it's the most important cultural event in the history of important cultural events. Ever. Like, ever-ever.
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It's sibling revelry as only Tina Fey and Amy Poehler can do it in 'Sisters'
REVIEW: In the new comedy "Sisters," Tina Fey and Amy Poehler overindulge in just about everything but subtlety.
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Latest 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' sequel is only second-worst in the series
REVIEW: At this point, four movies into a reimagining that started in 2007, there's no need to deviate from the lazy but lucrative formula.
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Ultimate Star Wars Battle — Winner
12 Days of 'Star Wars': The Jedi Council — aka a few Star Tribune staffers with a little free time – ranked 32 of the most important characters in the Star Wars movies and asked readers to weigh in with their favorites. More than a few favorites fell along the way, but there can be only one winner in the end.
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Revisit the pixilated past of a 'dark' Star Wars video game
In 1995, LucasArts released "Dark Forces," a "Doom"-style first-person shooter set in the "Star Wars" universe.
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Lileks: Luke, I am your – oh, sorry, hold on, SPOILERS
This is a Major Cultural Event that spans the generations. Even if Episode 7 consists of George Lucas performing the entire story with hand puppets, the movie will do eleventy billion dollars on the first weekend.
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The Force awakens for Minnesota's 'Star Wars' superfans
For millions of "Star Wars" fans, the Force is about to be reawakened with a highly anticipated new movie. For some Minnesotans, who don high-quality costumes from the films, it never slept.
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