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Descendants; Take Shelter – George Clooney and Michael Shannon steal holiday indie show
In the Water Lexington-born boys George Clooney and Michael Shannon steal the holiday indie show by Raj Ranade The Oscar movie season is in a unique state of chaos this year, though it’s nothing compared to the mayhem going on …
Looking back on Harry Potter
“It’s just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts. There’s no challenge.” This was Steven Spielberg’s explanation for why he turned down
Lexington Summer Movie Series – A Preview
This appears on page 14 of the June 16 edition of Ace.Won't someone think of the corporations? It used to be that that humble mom-and-pop operations like Time
Behind the Scenes: Making Bloodworth, the Movie
Photo Courtesy Nashville Film FestivalBY KAKIE URCH Meet Kentucky natives Shane Dax Taylor and W. Earl Brown in these Behind the Scenes, production-oriented outtakes from their interviews for
New Movie Bloodworth highlights Kentucky talent 05.12.2011
Here in Kentucky, we got two main themes: 1) Getting Out ; and 2) Coming Home. So it’s no surprise the movie Bloodworth, based on William Gay’s novel Provinces
How to Obliterate Win Your Oscar Pool
by Raj RanadeI'm always ambivalent about Oscar weekend rolling around. On the one hand, the Oscars are a fundamentally worthless awards body - they're too timid to recognize
Raj Recommends movie options off the Saw 3d beaten path
Pickings are a bit slim amongst movies in wide release this week – those who aren’t particularly interested in the eighteenth-or-so Saw sequel are stuck with Clint Eastwood’s
Secretariat Premieres at Kentucky Theatre
"A quote was shared with me from Steve Jobs who said, 'When you have a brand, it's like a bank account. With every offering, you're either making
Thoroughbred Documentary, Beyond the Stone Fences, airs
2009 TOBA Awards at Spendthrift Farm All thoughts turn to horses in September in Lexington, Kentucky. TOBA, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, will host its 25th annual
Restrepo Screening at Fort Campbell
IAVA will present a series of free screenings of Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington's documentary, Restrepo, at various military installations, including Fort Campbell, KY on July 14,










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