CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MOVIES

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The "Transporter" series turned Brit actor Jason Statham into a movie star.

But maybe it's time to hang up his car keys. He's better than this.

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An epic drama that carries on so long you start to feel as if you've been deported to Sydney, Baz Luhrmann's "Australia" falls into a curious trap: It's a labor of love that's sorely lacking in heart.

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There are worse holiday-related ways to spend your time than "Four Christmases," I suppose. Making a three-hour drive to grandmother's house in pea-soup fog, for one. Assembling a bicycle with with one of those fake little screwdrivers, for another. Perhaps buying a pie on the day before Thanksgiving, or winding up in the emergency room for eating your mother-in-law's macaroni salad.

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I'm the only guy I know who has read "Twilight." Certainly there are others out there. It's just that I know a lot of people who have read Stephenie Meyer's vampire romance novel, but none of them are males. When I ask other guys if they've read it, I get the kind of perplexed looks that say, Dude, are you serious? What time is the game on?

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Antonio Banderas will screen the first public viewing of a film he directed, "El Camino de los Ingleses," at the Carlisle Theatre on Dec. 5 and will join the screenwriter, novelist Antonio Soler, to answer questions afterward.

The 4 p.m. screening and answer session are free and open to the public. Doors to the Carlisle Theatre, on West High Street, will open at 3 p.m. No one will be admitted after 4.

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After six decades and countless films, the Holocaust remains a vibrant source for stories of heroism, tragedy and reflection.

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May I gush? "Bolt" is a jolt of joy, a computer-animated delight that is delirious with laughs. It's also canny enough to know that perilous suspense and even sad moments have a place in any good children's story.

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How long has it been since the new Twilight film's been out? One day? Well, the good news for the series' fans is that Summit Entertainment has confirmed the film's sequel. New Moon doesn't have a release date yet but it holds a lot of promise for the series' fans who can look ahead to whenever the next installment comes out.

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LOS ANGELES -- The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.

Federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez adjourned the talks between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers shortly before 1 a.m. after two marathon sessions failed to produce an agreement. No new talks are scheduled.

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Sitting at work, I'm sure you tune in to your favorite streaming radio station. Or some sports game. Maybe your favorite playlist probably or even a movie. Wait, what? A movie? When did that happen?

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