At long last, Madea returns to the big screen in iTyler Perrys Madea Goes To Jaili. This time Americas favorite irreverent, pistol-packin grandmomma is raising hell behind bars and lobbying for her...

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IThe UninvitedI works better as a Maine travel guide than a horror movie, with all the shots of sun-drenched lakes and misty mountains in the distance. The scares are interspersed in-between these landscape shots, but the film never achieves an actual mood of mystery, and the occasional appearance of ghosts seems more to keep the audience interested than to add to the...

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RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Wendy and Lucy: Drama. Starring Michelle Williams, Wally Dalton and Will Patton. Directed by Kelly Reichardt. (R. 80 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Movies have a funny way sometimes of knowing the future. The latest example is "Wendy...


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RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Taken: Action thriller. Starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Olivier Rabourdin. Directed by Pierre Morel. (PG-13. 94 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete movie listings and show times, and to buy tickets for select theaters,...


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RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) The Pope's Toilet: Comedy-drama. Starring César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez and Virginia Ruiz. Written and directed by César Charlone and Enrique Fernández. In Spanish with English subtitles. (Not rated. 97 minutes. Presented by the...


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