Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

"Star Trek Into Darkness" opens on a primitive planet, where the natives are restless and a volcano, in mid-eruption, traps First Officer Spock (Zachary Quinto) over a boiling ocean of lava.

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A sequel that’s not yet an equal, Star Trek Into Darkness won the weekend at the North American box office with $70.6 million, according to preliminary studio estimates. Opening on IMAX screens Wednesday evening, and in all other theaters the next day, STID pulled $84.1 million through Sunday. Iron Man Three dropped to second place, with $35.2 million, after two weeks at No.1; and The Great Gatsby

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CANNES (Reuters) - Film stars come to Cannes to promote themselves and their projects - so where better to launch a wry documentary bemoaning the seeming dominance of celebrity pulling-power over content?

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