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- Ray Harryhausen was a special-effects pioneerRay Harryhausen perfected the stop-motion method of effects, creating characters that were from 3 to 15 inches tall for his sequences. Ray Harryhausen is cited as an inspiration by director George Lucas and writer Ray Bradbury.
- 'Scarface' actor Mario Machado dies'Scarface' actor Mario Machado died Saturday in Los Angeles. The 'Scarface' actor enjoyed a career as a TV news anchor as well as appearances in movies such as the 'Robocop' series and 'Scarface.'
- 'Iron Man 3' is all action match-ups'Iron Man 3' has a great leading man in Robert Downey Jr., but the fight sequences in the movie rang from passable to interminable.
- 'Midnight's Children' tells Salman Rushdie's story of a pair of Indian boys switched at birth'Midnight's Children' sustains the magical tone of Rushdie's novel at first, but the plot eventually gets bogged down.
- 'Something in the Air' shows that revolutionaries like comforts as much as the ruling class'Something' shows director Olivier Assayas's sympathy with the movie's would-be revolutionary.
- 'What Maisie Knew' gives Henry James a New York spin'What Maisie Knew' focuses on the daughter of two parents getting divorced.
- The 25 best movie musicals of all time The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
- 'In the House' has a great premise but fails to fully explore its plot'In the House' is directed by Fran莽ois Ozon.
- 'To the Wonder' is director Terrence Malick at his most incomprehensible'To the Wonder' stars Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko.
- 'Arthur Newman' has a dreary plot despite its star leadsThe plot of 'Arthur Newman' 鈥 loners embark on an odyssey full of life lessons 鈥 seems to be more interesting to filmmakers than audiences.
- 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' has a great cast and timely story'Reluctant' is occasionally too touchy-feely, but the cast, including Kiefer Sutherland and Liev Schreiber, are all good.
- 'Pain & Gain' never comes to lifeDirector Michael Bay seems to have forgotten he's directing humans rather than robots in his new film.
- '42' is a dull treatment of Jackie Robinson's story'42' emphasizes Robinson's ordeal in baseball to the exclusion of everything else in his life.
- 'The Angels' Share' is an odd mix of frivolous and socially conscious'Angels' follows a group of Glasgow toughs who try to pull off a robbery of high-end whiskey.
- 'Django Unchained' pulled from Chinese theaters: Did it run afoul of censors?'Django Unchained' was taken out of Chinese theaters on its opening day. The importer said it was not screened because of a technical issue, but some speculate that Chinese censors may have objected to some scenes in the film.
- 'Trance' tries to fit into too many genres'Trance' tries to appeal to every audience member, but the effect is more alienating than enjoyable.
- 'Room 237' examines possible hidden meanings in 'The Shining'The theories set forth by 'Shining' fans seem like gobbledygook, but the movie draws you in.
- 'Evil Dead' should please fans of the original and newbies'Evil Dead' has high production values and nonstop action. 'Evil Dead' stars Jane Levy.
- 'The Company You Keep' never quite figures out what it wants to be'Company,' directed by and starring Robert Redford, is equally preachy and melodramatic.
- Roger Ebert dies, leaves legacy as groundbreaking movie criticRoger Ebert dies: He started as the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. Roger Ebert won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism, the first movie reviewer to do so.