“Daring” isn’t a word you would use very much to describe 2011′s “The Hangover Part II,” the disappointingly lazy, beat-for-beat rehash of the wild and wildly successful original “Hangover” from 2009.

And yet, here we are with “The Hangover Part III,” which runs a different sort of risk by going to darker and more dangerous places than its predecessors, both artistically and emotionally. It dares to alienate the very audience that made “The Hangover” the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time because, well, it isn’t exactly a comedy.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kellie Pickler came into the final “Dancing With the Stars” episode in second place but finished in first.

The 26-year-old country singer won the TV dancing competition show’s mirror ball trophy Tuesday.

“This is amazing!” she beamed to her professional partner, Derek Hough.
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”Star Trek Into Darkness,” the newest installment in the classic intergalactic franchise, blasted to the top of movie box office charts with $70.6 million in weekend ticket sales at theaters in the United States and Canada.

The new 3D voyage for Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise knocked mighty ”Iron Man 3” into second place, while the Marvel superhero sequel grabbed $35.2 million.

Jazz Age drama ”The Great Gatsby” finished third with $23.4 million, according to studio estimates.
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Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

Swift won eight awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for “Red.” She told the crowd: “You are the longest and best relationship I ever had.”
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“Walking With Dinosaurs” (3D) is a CGI action adventure set in real epic environments that breathes to life the most glorious and realistic of the dinosaur era never before seen on the silverscreen.

Set 70 million years ago, “Walking With Dinosaurs” (3D) sees the birth of a baby triceratops, the smallest of its herd brought forth into a wild, unpredictable world filled with the most ferocious of predators. In this world, the young dinosaur learns to discover his innner courage as he butts head with all other dinos and predators alike. Along with his friends and family, his adventures are filled with humor and often face hair-raising challenges that each of them must face to prove their worth within the herd.
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