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• Latest ‘Trek’ a sci-fi thrill ride

  May 17, 2013 in Features, Seven on Page C5 The warp drives on the USS Enterprise are, as usual, on the verge of meltdown in “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Luckily, the entertainment propulsion system for the sci-fi saga is …

• Crime’s reverberations ripple through ‘Silence’

  May 17, 2013 in Features, Seven on Page C6 “The Silence” is an exemplary German-language thriller, a complex and disturbing examination of guilt, violence and psychological torment that chills us to the core not once but two times over. …

• Success in stars for Cumberbatch

  May 17, 2013 in Features on Page C6 DETROIT – Benedict Cumberbatch’s mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London about “Star Trek Into Darkness.” “They’ve let me off for a …

• Education Notebook: DECA honors student duo

  May 16, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Ferris High School senior Jessica Pollock and junior Sheridan Delzer were recently named National DECA Chapter Award Project Winners at the ICDC Conference in Anaheim, Calif. The Ferris DECA duo …

• Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

  May 14, 2013 in Health, Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast … 18

• Without villains, heroes lack punch

  May 3, 2013 in Features on Page W5 ‘Iron Man 3” might have dibs as the first blockbuster of 2013, but Tony Stark won’t be the only superhero bursting through multiplex screens in the coming months. Already scheduled …

• ‘Knights of Badassdom’ has big-picture problems

  May 3, 2013 in City on Page A1 In July 2010, more than 100 warriors formed armies in the woods surrounding Spokane. They didn’t invade the city and likely couldn’t have gotten far with their foam swords. 3

• Summer’s best films are often blasts from the past

  May 2, 2013 in Features on Page C1 As studios and audiences prepare for those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer movies, let’s look back on some don’t-miss summer movies – films set around such summer staples as …

• Spotlight: Hayden Cinemas shuts its doors after a 15-year run

  April 28, 2013 in Features on Page D6 And then there was one. Hayden Cinemas, an independent movie theater located in the Prairie Shopping Center in Hayden, will close after today.

• Brooklyn, a guide to exploring baseball legend’s homes, home field

  April 21, 2013 in Features, Travel on Page D8 NEW YORK – With the movie “42” bringing the Jackie Robinson story to a new generation, fans young and old may be inspired to visit some of the places in …

• Film critic Roger Ebert dead at 70

  April 4, 2013 in Features, Nation/World CHICAGO — The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that its film critic Roger Ebert has died. He was 70. The paper says on its website the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic died … 11

• Netflix rolls out sharing tool in U.S.

  March 17, 2013 in Business on Page E2 A long-awaited coming attraction has finally arrived for Netflix’s U.S. subscribers. They will now be able to automatically see what their Facebook friends have been watching on the Internet video …

• Girlfriends celebrate by uniting for fun, charity

  February 28, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S1 On a gloomy February afternoon the lobby of the Magic Lantern Theatre sparkled with laughter, conversation and tiaras. The Magic Lantern Girlfriends Club had convened to celebrate February birthdays and … 1

• Whitworth film festival honors Leonard Oakland

  February 21, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Leonard Oakland speaks with a passion that makes the cafe table he’s sitting at wobble and dance. He has taught English at Whitworth University for 46 years, yet it’s his …

• Backcountry films at GU benefit winter access

  January 20, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 The Backcountry Film Festival’s road show of human-powered outdoor recreation films will be back for the third year at 7 p.m., Jan. 30, at Gonzaga University’s Jepson Center. The seven …

• Spotlight: Banff Film Festival visits North Idaho

  January 20, 2013 in Features on Page D7 If you missed the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Spokane in November, you have a couple of chances to catch it in the Idaho Panhandle. The festival will be screened …

• Affleck, ‘Argo’ win Globes

  January 14, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – “Argo” is in big with the Golden Globes, but not so much with the Academy Awards. “Lincoln” is sitting pretty with the Oscars but was mostly … 3

• Spotlight: Bing launches two film series

  January 13, 2013 in Features on Page D7 The Bing Crosby Theater is kicking off two new film series this year. The Cinema Encore Series begins Saturday, with a screening of the James Bond classic “Dr. No.”

• 2012’s best … … and worst movies

  December 30, 2012 in Features on Page D5 Biggest disappointment: Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers.” Biggest disappointment still worth seeing: Paul Thomas Anderson’s self-obsessed “The Master” was a pretentious bore, but Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of a self-destructive loner was …

• Auto Vue drive-in closing next year

  December 26, 2012 in City on Page A5 Eastern Washington’s last remaining drive-in movie theater will close next year. The owner of the Auto Vue Drive-In Theatre in Colville, Steve Wisner, recently announced the theater will show its … 7

• ‘Lincoln’ at the Capitol draws director and star

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Today’s lawmakers might be excused for thinking they’ve seen this movie: A recently re-elected president spars with a quarrelsome Congress over an issue that roils the nation. …

• Senators write Sony, criticize ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” is misleading and “grossly inaccurate” in its suggestion that torture produced the tip that led the U.S. military to find terrorist leader … 1

• Affleck calls for stronger US leadership in Congo

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor-director Ben Affleck says a desperate humanitarian situation in Congo requires a stronger display of U.S. leadership. The “Argo” star told a House committee in Washington on …

• ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s‘ added to US film registry

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” ”Dirty Harry” and “A League of Their Own” will be preserved for their enduring significance in American culture by the Library of Congress, along …

• McCain rejects torture scene in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” suggests the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques led the U.S. to Osama bin Laden. Sen. John McCain watched the movie Monday night and … 4

• Hollywood hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a hacker to 10 years in prison on Monday after he broke into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera …

• Hollywood hacker honed his skills for years

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long before Christopher Chaney made headlines by hacking into the email accounts of such stars as Scarlett Johansson and Christina Aguilera, two other women say he …

• ‘Hobbit’ bests ‘Rings’ with $84.8 million opening

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous “Lord of the Rings” …

• ‘The Hobbit’ tops box office with $84.8 million

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” led the box office with an opening of $84.8 million, a start better than the three previous “Lord of the Rings” films. …

• ‘Skyfall,’ ‘Guardians’ duel for box-office win

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Bond is in a box-office photo finish with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny over what looks to be the last slow weekend of the …

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