Movies
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Weekend box office crown awarded to ... well, it's too close to callApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- It's another photo finish at the weekend box office, with the No. 1 spot too close to call between the animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon" and t...
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All-star cast gives decidedly comedic 'Death' new lifeApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The original "Death at a Funeral" only came out about three years ago, so it may seem a bit soon to resurrect it. But director Neil LaBute and an all-star cast surprisin...
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Don't bother trying to keep up with 'The Joneses'Apr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - "The Joneses" begs to be a farce. It pleads to be funnier. More acerbic. More outrageous. More critical of the consumer culture that eats away at American spirituality b...
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'Perfect Game' has that after-school special feelApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The title "The Perfect Game" kinda gives away the ending, don't you think? This independent drama, directed by William Dear, tells the true story of Mexican ballplayers ...
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Filmmaker returns to Geneva for opening of festivalApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - When Ann Ruark was growing up in Geneva, she always figured she would become a nurse or a teacher or whatever the other girls were wanting to be someday. It was the 1970...
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Local Latino filmmakers share their inspiration, strugglesApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago Latino Film Festival, now in its 26th year, features more than 120 films from the United States, Latin America, Portugal and Spain. Local entries in the fest...
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Best bets: Daredevil drama on motorcycles at the AllstateApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Daredevil drama More than just Freestyle Motocross cycle stunts, "The Nuclear Cowboyz" arena spectacular boasts pyrotechnic effects, scantily clad dancers and a p...
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This comic book action movie merits its titleApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The title doesn't lie. Here comes one Red Bull of an action film that doesn't play nice. It combines the fantastic underpinnings of a superhero costume adventure with th...
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'Titans' clashes with 'Date Night' at box officeApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Steve Carell and Tina Fey are in a box-office clash with the gods of Mount Olympus. No. 1 bragging rights for the weekend were too close to call Sunday, w...
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Brain-dead 'After.Life' preachy, predictableApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - If Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's dullingly un-horrific and pseudo-enlightening "After.Life" ever becomes a cult movie, it will undoubtedly be one for necrophiliacs. After...