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‘Angels Crest’ movie review, trailer: Imperfect but emotional

‘Angels Crest’ movie review, trailer: Imperfect but emotional
BY JOE TYRRELL
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
MOVIE REVIEW

Watch the first six minutes of "Angels Crest" closely, they are this wrenching movie's one brief stretch of happiness.

3-year-old Nate Denton wakes up with red marks on his cheeks, but not from any injury. They're just war paint to accompany the feathered headdress from his birthday celebration. The little boy has wet his pants, and wakes up his young father, Ethan, sleeping next to him.

Dad is not perturbed; he takes care of it quickly if not thoroughly and wants to get back to sleep. But Nate is already at one of the cracked windows, pointing excitedly at the overnight snowfall coating their small mountain town. Impulsively, Ethan decided to take the boy on an early morning drive to the beautiful woods.

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'A Separation' movie review, trailer: Do not miss it

'A Separation' movie review, trailer: Do not miss it
BY MIRIAM RINN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROM.COM
MOVIE REVIEW

This Iranian film written and directed by Asghar FarhadI is the best movie I’ve seen this year, and perhaps the best I’ve seen in several years. It was se...

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Top 10 lead actor performances of 2011

Top 10 lead actor performances of 2011
BY JOHN SOLTES
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
MOVIE REVIEW

A common thread among the best cinematic performances of 2011 is that the most effective roles are much smaller in scope than previous years. Many of the...

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The best fictional films of 2011

The best fictional films of 2011
BY JOE TYRRELL
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
MOVIE REVIEW

It has been a great year for movies and movie acting, although not necessarily for Hollywood, as old masters recovered their mojo, new talents did whatev...

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Top 10 indie and foreign films of 2011

Top 10 indie and foreign films of 2011
BY MIRIAM RINN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
MOVIE REVIEW

It’s December, so it must be time for a favorite-movies-of-the-year list. Since I spend most of my film-watching hours enjoying foreign and really indie ...

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'El Sicario' movie review, trailer: A haunting portrait of a cold-blooded killer

'El Sicario' movie review, trailer: A haunting portrait of a cold-blooded killer
BY JOHN SOLTES
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
MOVIE REVIEW

Gianfranco Rosi’s chilling new documentary, "El Sicario, Room 164," is as simple and effective as they come. It stands as one of the best films of the ye...

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Van Halen 2012 tour with David Lee Roth fuels album rumors

Van Halen 2012 tour with David Lee Roth fuels album rumors
BY JOHN SOLTES
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Van Halen, one of the most successful rock acts of all time, will tour in 2012 with original lead singer, David Lee Roth, according to a recent announcement on the b...

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Meryl Streep hopes Margaret Thatcher finds 'The Iron Lady' respectful

Meryl Streep hopes Margaret Thatcher finds 'The Iron Lady' respectful
BY SAMANTHA NEGRAVAL
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Meryl Streep’s performance as Margaret Thatcher in the upcoming film “The Iron Lady” has its fair share of support and criticism. But regardless of the controve...

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Lady Gaga keeps poker face with lawsuit

Lady Gaga keeps poker face with lawsuit
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Pop superstar Lady Gaga, who did some of her early recording in Passaic, owes an assistant thousands of dollars in unpaid overtime, according to a lawsuit she received ...

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