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REVIEW: Jason Statham Keeps the Gears Going in The Mechanic, But Barely

What if, as if in a dream, Donald Sutherland appeared before you — the Donald Sutherland of today, silver-fox handsome and turning a throwaway role into something rich and refined — only to be whisked away and replaced with…Ben Foster? To quote Johnny Rotten: Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

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Parks and Recreation’s Chris Pratt on the Hilarious Third Season and the Surprise of Rob Lowe

It was good to be an American last week. After all, not only did Parks and Recreation return to NBC after eight months on the shelf, but people actually watched — the season three premiere was Parks and Recreation ‘s highest rated episode yet. That was great news for everyone, but especially Chris Pratt. As you may have noticed, the premiere featured an extended “previously on” clip package to open the show, highlighting the unrequited love between Pratt’s Andy and Aubrey Plaza’s April. He’s rapidly becoming Pawnee’s answer to Jim Halpert, with 100 percent more flannel.

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The Case For Mark Pellington’s Sundance Offender I Melt With You

The mass walkouts were the first indication that Mark Pellington’s I Melt with You was heading for a rocky Sundance reception; even critics who’d made it through couldn’t wait to spill out into the hallways and let the vitriol fly. I Melt with You was, effectively, the first hands-down bomb of the festival. But does Pellington’s midlife-crisis male-bonding thriller — which was picked up today by Magnolia Pictures — deserve all the flack?

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The Case For Mark Pellington’s Sundance Offender I Melt With You

The mass walkouts were the first indication that Mark Pellington’s I Melt with You was heading for a rocky Sundance reception; even critics who’d made it through couldn’t wait to spill out into the hallways and let the vitriol fly. I Melt with You was, effectively, the first hands-down bomb of the festival. But does Pellington’s midlife-crisis male-bonding thriller — which was picked up today by Magnolia Pictures — deserve all the flack?

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The Case For Mark Pellington’s Sundance Offender I Melt With You

The Case For Mark Pellington’s Sundance Offender I Melt With You

The mass walkouts were the first indication that Mark Pellington’s I Melt with You was heading for a rocky Sundance reception; even critics who’d made it through couldn’t wait to spill out into the hallways and let the vitriol fly. I Melt with You was, effectively, the first hands-down bomb of the festival. But does Pellington’s midlife-crisis male-bonding thriller — which was picked up today by Magnolia Pictures — deserve all the flack?

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Movieline’s Giving Away Tickets To See Jane Fonda In 33 Variations!

Good news for any Los Angeleno readers who saw medical marvel and veteran actress Jane Fonda present at Sunday’s Golden Globes: Movieline and Center Theatre Group are giving away tickets to see the two-time Oscar winner’s triumphant return to the stage in Moisés Kaufman’s 33 Variations .

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Watch 15 Random Seconds of Rob Lowe at His Most Tormented

The buzz on I Melt With You — director Mark Pellingon’s bleak thriller exploring ” the pain of the modern male psyche ” — is building ahead of its Sundance premiere next week. Or rather, it was building; now it’s a deafening boom of anticipation fueled by the most random Rob Lowe clip in the history of Rob Lowe clips. Click through and have a look.

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Watch 15 Random Seconds of Rob Lowe at His Most Tormented

The buzz on I Melt With You — director Mark Pellingon’s bleak thriller exploring ” the pain of the modern male psyche ” — is building ahead of its Sundance premiere next week. Or rather, it was building; now it’s a deafening boom of anticipation fueled by the most random Rob Lowe clip in the history of Rob Lowe clips. Click through and have a look.

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Watch 15 Random Seconds of Rob Lowe at His Most Tormented

Hollywood Ink: Elizabeth Banks to Get Her Wings in Tink

Also today in Hollywood Ink: Thomas Jane and Jeremy Piven get their thriller on… Julie Bowen takes in a big-screen double feature… and Dean Koontz’s dog is coming soon to a theater (or maybe a DVD is likelier) near you.

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Hollywood Ink: Elizabeth Banks to Get Her Wings in Tink