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Columbia native's photo chosen for Ron Howard contest

2012-12-26 06:00:00

On a whim, Dylan Singleton entered the Project Imaginat10n photography contest this fall. He found out earlier this month that one of his favorite musicians had selected his photo as a winner, but the 2009 graduate of Wilde Lake High School could only...

The Grey movie reviews

2012-01-27 10:09:00

This week's featured adaptation is "The Grey," a man-versus-nature thriller starring Liam Neeson. Inspired by the short story "Ghost Walker" by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, who also helped with the screenplay, it's based on a simple, but terrifying, premise: An...

Maryland gambling: A night at Hollywood Casino and Ocean Downs

2011-06-14 21:57:00

On a recent Friday night, Hollywood Casino in Perryville whooped, shrieked and fluttered with the shrill din of thousands of slot machines at full blast. Crowds flitted from shiny penny slots to $1 machines, hoping to hit it big, or simply spend a night...

'Night Flight' still soars over today's movies

2011-06-21 08:42:00

Vintage Hollywood movies were often belittled for taking liberties with history and glazing over the facts in their biographical dramas. But where are the upholders of truth when it comes to the current crop of American films? Movies by top-rank...

'Taken 2' hijacks No. 1 with excellent $50-million debut

2012-10-07 09:05:00

Moviegoers were held captive by "Taken 2" at the box office this weekend, as the Liam Neeson sequel had a superb No. 1 debut. The kidnapping action-thriller opened to a strong $50 million, according to an estimate from distributor Twentieth Century Fox....

Not 'Taken' with this sequel ★

2012-10-04 00:00:00

"Taken 2" is so much lousier than need be, and its action sequences look as if they were put together by someone who doesn't know what he's doing. That's a problem. And not even the charismatically weather-beaten face and basso profundo action-star...

'Taken 2' to take No. 1 from Burton's animated 'Frankenweenie'

2012-10-04 12:13:00

"Taken 2" will hold its rivals hostage at this box office this weekend, as the kidnapping thriller is expected to claim the No. 1 spot at the multiplex. The action film starring Liam Neeson will likely debut with an excellent sum of between $45 million...

Movie review: 'The Grey'

2012-01-31 18:42:00

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Unknown' on HBO

2011-11-25 21:36:29

Take command, 'Drive Angry'

2011-02-24 01:30:00

Drive Angry in 3-D Nicolas Cage collects another paycheck with this action-thriller about a father tracking down the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter. (PG-13, 104 minutes) Hall Pass Filmmaking brothers Bobby and Peter...

Reel Critics: Slick twists in Berlin give a real bang

2011-02-24 20:10:00

Action-thrillers are like eggs. They're easily overcooked and often served with ham. But in "Unknown," we have a decent story with some slick twists to give us a real bang for our buck. It also benefits from star Liam Neeson, a gifted actor with a...

Neeson's 'Unknown' wins weekend with $21.8 million debut

2011-02-21 01:30:37

LOS ANGELES - Liam Neeson has proven himself a known quantity again at the box office. Neeson's thriller, �Unknown,� debuted as the No. 1 movie with $21.8 million, following in the footsteps of his 2009 action hit "Taken," according to studio...

Sylvain Chomet's animated feature "The Illusionist" comes from a screenplay written more than a half-century ago.

2011-01-25 00:00:00