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LARGER THAN LIFE: DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan.

Grandiose Gatsby

Movies | The Great Gatsby is visually stunning, and it takes F. Scott Fitzgerald's story beyond the bounds of believability

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/grandiose_gatsby]

Vice
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Vice

Television |  It’s hard to decide which is the more interesting development—HBO figuring it can carve a niche in broadcast journalism with an edgy newsmagazine aimed at…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/vice]

IRONIC: Jim Carrey in a scene from the upcoming movie <i>Kick-Ass 2</i> (top) and in the “Cold Dead Hand” skit (bottom).
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Violent tendencies

Entertainment |  Hollywood loudly denounces guns—as it uses on-screen gun violence to rack up killer ratings

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/violent_tendencies]

Channing Tatum
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Movies |  Paramount was wise to move the release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation (rated PG-13 for combat action, mild language, and one non-nude undressing scene) from June 2012…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/gi_joe_retaliation]

Charming <em>Croods</em>
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Charming Croods

Movies |  DreamWorks’ new animated film is perhaps the best the studio has produced for families

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/charming_croods]

Riveting raiders
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Riveting raiders

Television |  With less objectionable content, The Vikings could pillage even more viewers from the networks

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/riveting_raiders]

Michelle Obama presents the Best Picture Oscar Sunday via streaming video.

Argo takes Oscar

Movies |  In a night where no one film dominated, the thriller based on a true story receives the Academy Award for Best Picture from first lady Michelle Obama

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/argo_takes_oscar]

HOLYWOOD: Charlton Heston as Moses in <i>The Ten Commandments</i>
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Back to the Bible

Movies |  Economics and new technology rekindle Hollywood's interest in Old Testament epics

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/back_to_the_bible]

DIRTY, SLOPPY PASTS: Lawrence and Cooper.
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Faulty Playbook

Movies |  Surprise Oscar contender eviscerates one cultural fad but falls prey to another

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/faulty_playbook]

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey

Scripture-inspired television

Television |  Following a trend emerging in big-screen productions, television producer Mark Burnett (creator of hits like Survivor and The Apprentice ) and his wife, actress…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/scripture_inspired_television]

COMING SOON: Oscar Diggs (James Franco) and the witch Theodora (Mila Kunis) on their way to the Emerald City
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Prequels and sequels

Movies |  Film fans can look forward to another year of going back to established franchises

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/prequels_and_sequels]

LAW AND ORDER: Sheriff Lamb (Quaid, right) and Savino (Chiklis).
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Winning hand

Television |  CBS hits the jackpot with its new drama about the early days of Vegas

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/winning_hand]

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