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May Cinema Preview: Mirth and Mayhem

Here’s a week-by-week lo at what’s in cinematic store, before movie screens give over entirely to summer blockbusters.

‘True Story’ Raises Tough Questions about Truth—and Stories

‘True Story’ is than a crime thriller. It’s a story about a story with a moral compass that spins like a roulette wheel.

Film Preview: Will April Showers Bring Cinematic Flowers?

A quick run-down of what’s playing on Pittsburgh screens this month.

Deon (Dev Patel) boots up Chappie with the new program.|Chappie gets corrupted in "the hood."

‘Chappie’: The Rise (and Fall) of Machines

Forget artificial intelligence — any intelligence would have been nice.

March Film Preview: Hollywood Springs Forward

Take a quick peek at Hollywood’s spring wardrobe.

including this guy (B.D. Wong as Liyuan).|Jess (Margot Robbie) is the girl with the touch

Look No Further: It’s All in ‘Focus’

Everything that makes a movie good is in ‘Focus,’ the new con-caper film with Will Smith.

yet they are more colorful than the movie itself.

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Is 49 Too Many

The ‘Fifty Shades’ movie gives you 125 minutes of brutal boredom built on a bad idea.

Depp looked as if handcuffed for a perp walk. But should he walk the plank for this offense?

Surprise: ‘Mortdecai’ Is Quite All Right and Depp Ain’t Dead

Reports of Johnny Depp’s demise are greatly exaggerated and his latest, the comedy caper film “Mortdecai,” deserves a closer lo.

" Julianne plays a Hollywood actress with a wacky GPS. (Photo: Focus World)

February Movie Preview: Moore Month (and More)

Find out what Julianne Moore—and a whole raft of other stars—are doing this month on Pittsburgh movie screens.

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‘Selma’ Gives Us a King, and It’s a Royally Good Movie

Hollywood finally makes a movie about a real superhero—Martin Luther King, Jr.

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