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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Ventura County Star Stories: Movies</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/entertainment/movies/</link><atom:link href="http://venturacountystar.com/news/entertainment/movies/" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Ventura County Star Stories: Movies</description><language>en-us</language><category>entertainment/movies</category><item><title>Ledger's Batman villain has Oscar shot
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/ledgers-batman-villain-has-oscar-shot/</link><description><![CDATA[Jack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award. Ledger's performance in the Batman tale "The Dark Knight" is so remarkable that next Jan. 22, the one-year anniversary of his death, he could become just the seventh actor in Oscar history to earn a posthumous nomination.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/ledgers-batman-villain-has-oscar-shot/</guid><category>events/calfeed</category></item><item><title>'Hello, Dolly' composer proud his tunes are in 'WALL-E'
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/hello-dolly-composer-proud-his-tunes-are-in-wall/</link><description><![CDATA[Jerry Herman, eyes welling with tears, could hardly believe what he was hearing as he watched the new animated blockbuster "WALL-E." The composer of the Tony-winning musical "Hello, Dolly!" had licensed songs from the 1964 show to Pixar — The Walt Disney Co.'s computer animation arm — but he had no idea his music and lyrics would factor so prominently in the story line of the sci-fi robot romance.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/06/hello-dolly-composer-proud-his-tunes-are-in-wall/</guid><category>events/calfeed</category></item><item><title>John Sayle's blues-drenched 'Honeydripper' is a must-see
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/03/dripping-with-quality/</link><description><![CDATA[It features a gifted ensemble cast, including Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Stacy Keach and LisaGay Hamilton, and a story, set in a segregated small town in Alabama, circa 1950, that is both dramatically compelling and historically provocative.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/03/dripping-with-quality/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>Bateman is Hollywood's new go-to Average Joe
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/03/everyones-everyman/</link><description><![CDATA[ Jason Bateman, who will wear &quot;Arrested Development&quot; as a career highlight to the end of his days, plays a lot of those movie Average Joes, the guy who doesn't really want to grow up and raise a child in &quot;Juno,&quot; the nerdy accountant seemingly immune to the magical pull of &quot;Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.&quot;  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/03/everyones-everyman/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>Carter, cast mum on Fencewalker'
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/03/no-headline---g09vfilmclips03mv/</link><description><![CDATA[ Chris Carter, the creator of &quot;The X-Files,&quot; knows a thing or two about secrets. So it's no surprise that he has managed to keep his latest film project under wraps for so long.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/03/no-headline---g09vfilmclips03mv/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>'Godfather' trilogy will be out on Blu-ray in September
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/02/godfather-trilogy-will-be-out-on-blu-ray-in/</link><description><![CDATA[All three &quot;Godfather&quot; movies are coming to Blu-ray disc Sept. 23, just two years after the format launched. That's twice as fast as it took Paramount Home Entertainment to release the acclaimed trilogy on DVD.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/02/godfather-trilogy-will-be-out-on-blu-ray-in/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>Will Smith plays a boozy superhero in 'Hancock'
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/02/a-strange-new-place/</link><description><![CDATA[ Will, Will, Will, baby! You need to branch out. You can't play the nice guy all the time. You can't always be admirable, virtuous and principled. You can't be Robert Redford. Yeah, you were a little gloomy in &quot;The Pursuit of Happyness.&quot; Unemployment? Definitely bad juju. But you were also dragging that kid all over town. No, no, listen: You're the world's biggest movie star, man. People are gunning for you. You have to go bad to keep things good.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/02/a-strange-new-place/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>'WALL-E' and 'Wanted' take in a total of $114.1 million
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/01/wall-e-and-wanted-take-in-a-total-of-1141/</link><description><![CDATA[ A lonely little robot made millions of friends over the weekend, and outgunned Angelina Jolie. &quot;WALL-E,&quot; the Pixar Animation tale of a robot toiling away on long-abandoned Earth, debuted at No. 1 with $63.1 million in ticket sales, with Jolie's assassin thriller &quot;Wanted&quot; in second place with $51 million  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/01/wall-e-and-wanted-take-in-a-total-of-1141/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>Bio-defense research is  not for all, not like Hollywood
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/01/stayin-alive/</link><description><![CDATA[  Actor Kevin Spacey's character dies of a deadly virus in the movie &quot;Outbreak&quot; after he stretches his air hose too far and it rips a hole in his protective biohazard suit.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/01/stayin-alive/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>It's short on dialogue, but 'WALL-E' manages to touch, teach and tickle
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/picture-perfect/</link><description><![CDATA[ The late, great Stanley Kubrick (&quot;2001: A Space Odyssey&quot;) used to say that if you can turn off the sound and still follow the story, you've made a film, but if you black out the picture and can still follow the story with only the sound, you haven't  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/picture-perfect/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>'Wanted': a film that is nervy, stylish, deeply silly
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/wanted-a-film-that-is-nervy-stylish-deeply-silly/</link><description><![CDATA[Cheekbones, eye shadow, tattoos and lips &#8212; that's the essence of Angelina Jolie. And guns. At least, that's what the skinny action heroine amounts to in &quot;Wanted,&quot; a nervy, stylish and deeply silly movie about a clan of assassins training its newest recruit.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/wanted-a-film-that-is-nervy-stylish-deeply-silly/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>'Kit Kittredge' has solid message for kids
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/kit-kittredge-has-solid-message-for-kids/</link><description><![CDATA[So at least &quot;Kit Kittredge: An American Girl&quot; has a lot more on its mind &#8212; and a much more beneficial message for girls &#8212; than last summer's candy-coated movie-based-on-a-doll, &quot;Bratz.&quot;  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/27/kit-kittredge-has-solid-message-for-kids/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>Filmmakers unleash parade of pooches
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/26/no-headline---g09vfilmclips26mv/</link><description><![CDATA[Every year, downtown Santa Barbara goes to the dogs. The occasion? The Big Dog Parade, a ruff-and-fluff showdown where dog owners dress up their pets in wild costumes and then parade them down State Street for fun and prizes.   ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/26/no-headline---g09vfilmclips26mv/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>Moviegoers Get Smart,' putting it in the top spot
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/24/no-headline---le1fcboxoffice24/</link><description><![CDATA[ Audiences placed &quot;Get Smart&quot; under surveillance as the spy comedy starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway debuted at No. 1 over the weekend with $38.7 million.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/24/no-headline---le1fcboxoffice24/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>Disney starlets rock the camp wardrobe
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/22/disney-starlets-rock-the-camp-wardrobe/</link><description><![CDATA[The basic summer camp wardrobe of shorts and T-shirts hasn't changed much over the years. But this summer, campers might need to leave a little room in their trunks for moccasin boots, skinny jeans (for girls and boys) and chunky jewelry. Consider it the "Camp Rock" effect.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/22/disney-starlets-rock-the-camp-wardrobe/</guid><category>events/calfeed</category></item><item><title>Pack T-shirts, shorts; leave gadgets behind
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/22/pack-t-shirts-shorts-leave-gadgets-behind/</link><description><![CDATA[The kids in T-shirts and shorts attending "Camp Rock" in Disney's new TV movie have the woodsy look down, but if they were attending Camp Southwoods in New York's Adirondack Mountains, they'd have to bring their Hannah Montana pillows and Transformers throw blankets.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/22/pack-t-shirts-shorts-leave-gadgets-behind/</guid><category>events/calfeed</category></item><item><title>'Get Smart' stars wise to fact they're filling some big shoes
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/get-smart-stars-wise-to-fact-theyre-filling-some/</link><description><![CDATA[ Steve Carell did not necessarily see the Maxwell Smart in himself. Everyone else did, including co-star Anne Hathaway and the studio behind the big-screen &quot;Get Smart,&quot; which simply called Carell in and offered him the job, no questions asked.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/get-smart-stars-wise-to-fact-theyre-filling-some/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>'The Love Guru' has Myers back in old form
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/the-love-guru-has-myers-back-in-old-form/</link><description><![CDATA[ Mike Myers goofs it old school with &quot;The Love Guru,&quot; his first non-Shrek role in ages, a film that flies in the face of all that is Judd Apatow in today's screen comedy.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/the-love-guru-has-myers-back-in-old-form/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title>'Get Smart' gets  dull
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/get-smart-gets-dull/</link><description><![CDATA[ Apparently there are two actors named Steve Carell. One appears in sharp-witted, humanistic &quot;small&quot; movies like &quot;Little Miss Sunshine&quot; and &quot;Dan in Real Life&quot; and the occasional smart comedy blockbuster like &quot;The 40-Year-Old Virgin&quot; &#8212; not to mention starring in &quot;The Office,&quot; one of TV's edgiest comedies.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/20/get-smart-gets-dull/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item><item><title> Even after 50 years, 'High Noon' remains a Western classic
</title><link>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/19/enduring-showdown-even-after-50-years-high-noon/</link><description><![CDATA[ quot;High Noon,&quot; with its iconic story of one man's courage in the face of death, has long been a favorite movie of many viewers. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, despite their different political perspectives, have each cited the 1952 Western in which Gary Cooper stars as a marshal who stands up alone against a gang of murderers as one of their best-loved movies.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jun/19/enduring-showdown-even-after-50-years-high-noon/</guid><category>entertainment/movies</category></item></channel></rss>