Movies
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Jackson fans line up for 'This Is It' tickets
Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Sally Rubio and dozens of Michael Jackson fans were among the first to line up for "This Is It" tickets. The winding queue for tickets to the first publi...
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Thankfully, real life often just 'like a movie'Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - "Like a movie." That's how a West Chicago woman described the scene when escaped fugitive Robert Maday's carjacked automobile raced past her in a desperate attempt to es...
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'Chance of Meatballs' tops weekend box-office
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More reader pressure over Dann's 'Whiteout" reviewSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Under pressure Daily Herald reader Joseph O'Day applies some pressure to my review of the abysmally silly thriller "Whiteout" in which I suggested prop planes aren't pre...
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Looking for the suburbs' best film fests, and a few of the restSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Nothing says fall like - film festivals? It's true. Along with turning leaves, pumpkins and cooler weather, the suburbs can add an increasing number of exciting, new loc...
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Collusion case in Decatur inspires subtle character comedySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - About halfway through Steven Soderbergh's fact-based comedy "The Informant!," I couldn't help but think, "Why, this is exactly the kind of movie that someone some day mi...
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'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' cooks up cautionary animated taleSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is a breezy, witty, fun little 3-D animated fantasy about a young scientist who invents a machine that can convert water into food an...
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As celebs take his gigs, he gives voice to little guySep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Some people will recognize Hollywood legend James Caan as the voice of the dad in the new animated movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." A few folks immediately kne...
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High school horror flick 'Jennifer's Body' fails the fear testSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - You'd think a movie titled "Jennifer's Body" would have Jennifer's body in it. You know, all of Jennifer's body? Nope. This high school horror film shows quick shots of ...
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'Love Happens' grapples with issues of loss, redemptionSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Despite how commercials and trailers portray it, "Love Happens" is much more of a rom-dram than rom-com. In fact, Brandon Camp's unexpectedly mature romance is downright...