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With 'Grown Ups 2' poised for strong debut, will 'Pacific Rim' flop?

Will the kids who turn out for "Despicable Me 2" get the better of the on-screen man-children of "Grown Ups 2"? 1373582879

'Fruitvale Station' is searing portrait of a life cut short

Made with assurance and deep emotion, "Fruitvale Station" is more than a remarkable directing debut for 26-year-old Ryan Coogler. It's an outstanding film by any standard. 1373578124
'Skyfall's' Sam Mendes to direct new James Bond movie for fall 2015

LOS ANGELES - After months of in-and-out reports on the new James Bond film, "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes is heading back to MI6.
Capsule reviews of feature films

AFTER EARTH 2 1/2 stars. Will and Jaden Smith are intergalactic crash survivors, a father and son who must navigate an Edenic but inhospitable planet if they are to make it home. Based on a story by the Overbrook superstar, and directed in nicely unhurried fashion by M. Night Shyamalan, there's a lot of cheesy corn going on here, but the sci-fi yarn - about a young man's personal Outward Bound experience - has seamless visual effects, cool CGI beasts, and a hokey charm. 1 hr. 40 PG-13 (sci-fi action, violence, adult themes) - Steven Rea
'Grown Ups 2' is a comedy without a plot ï¿½ or laughs

War, plague, pestilence, famine, tornadoes, drought, head lice, cold corn dogs, the fourth hour of the "Today" show, that Train song where the guy sings about wanting a two-ply hefty bag - all of these things are far, far worse than "Grown Ups 2." And yet sitting through this deluded, directionless, relentlessly puerile comedy somehow feels equally punishing.
Sam Mendes returning to direct 24th Bond film

Sam Mendes is coming back to direct another James Bond film with Daniel Craig following the enormously successful "Skyfall."
A lost legend found ï¿½ in his own words

In the 1950s, Tomi Ungerer was one of the most famous children's book authors and illustrators in the world. In the early 1970s, he disappeared.
Film set signs specialize in misdirection to throw fans, paparazzi off track

LOS ANGELES - Many people in Los Angeles know that those bright yellow rectangular signs that pop up periodically in their neighborhoods mean a TV show or movie is being filmed nearby.
The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week

The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week:
Judge in Colorado theater shooting scolds defense

The judge in the Colorado theater shootings has scolded defense lawyers for accusing him of having an improper conversation with the sheriff. 1373578395