Big-Budget 'Polar Express' Draws Mixed Reviews
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Warner Bros.' big-budget movie for  children, "The Polar Express," pulled into theaters on  Wednesday with a load of mixed reviews, ranging from praise for  an instant holiday classic to jeers for a huge disappointment.
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Casino Royale is narrowly beaten at the US box office by an animated comedy about a tap-dancing penguin.
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Even at a hefty cost of around $165 million to make &quot;The Polar Express,&quot; director Robert Zemeckis thinks an innovative new animation technique he used may have saved the Warner Bros.
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Chris Van Allsburg, author and illustrator of the children's classic The Polar Express, is a low-tech kind of guy. He prefers the feeling of pastels and paper to the keyboard, doesn't type or use a cell phone, and lets his wife, Lisa, handle the family's e-mail.
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Although strikingly faithful in their visual adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg&#39;s classic holiday tale, the makers of The Polar Express (* * Â½ out of four) have added some roller-coaster
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The penguin cartoon "Happy Feet"  and the James Bond movie "Casino Royale" led a lackluster North  American box office for a third weekend, while the new Jesus  film "The Nativity Story" was stillborn.
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As the first star-driven film to cross completely over to the digital domain, "The Polar Express" might change the way movies are made and seen.
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'The Incredibles' rules the US Box Office as it prepares for 'Polar Express'.
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A test-marketed film turns into a long-running hit
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Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio.
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What would Christmas time be without a bigâass Santa fantasy flick form a bigâass studio with a bigâass star. Warner Bros went all out for &quot;The Polar Express&quot; by snagging Tom Hanks and director Robert
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There are a lot of remarkable things about &quot;The Polar Express.&quot; Most strikingly, it&#39;s a visually stunning film, creating a world that is full of childlike wonder with a tinge of off-kilter creepiness.
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The hit superhero cartoon "The  Incredibles" retained its lead at the weekend box office in  North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie "The  Polar Express" opened at a distant No. 2, according to studio  estimates issued on Sunday.
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Actor Tom Hanks comes to a snowy  West End for the premiere of his movie Polar Express.
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It's not just The Polar Express that's pulling into the theatrical station this season.
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Chris Van Allsburg wrote a beautiful book called &quot;The Polar Express.&quot; It tells a sweet simple story of belief and hope, and since its publication has grown to be a holiday classic.
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The hit superhero cartoon "The Incredibles" retained its lead at the weekend box office in North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie "The Polar Express" opened at a distant No. 2, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.