Movies
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Free Earth Day films at South Barrington theaterApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - To celebrate Earth Day (and help in these economically challenged times), Gold Class Cinemas offers two environmentally themed motion pictures for the grand admission pr...
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'Informers' tells cautionary horror tale of moral abyssApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Gregor Jordan's "The Informers" is a far scarier and more monstrous horror film, I argue, than the recent remake of the heinous rape-kill-and-revenge opus "Last House on...
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Schwarzenegger: 'Terminator' might be back
Apr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger might be back as the Terminator after all, despite his day job as California governor. Schwarzenegger confirmed in a Webcast ...
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Montiel 'fighting' tough, gritty - and slowApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Dito Montiel's "Fighting" is a tough and gritty urban survival tale full of sincere, low-key performances and a funky, percussive score that could have been ripped right...
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Downey, Foxx make for a great duet in preachy 'Soloist'Apr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - "The Soloist" hits enough right notes that we forgive all the screechy ones. Based on a moving true story, the film documents the friendship between a star columnist fo...
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Cannes Fest names 20 films in competition
Apr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - PARIS -- The 62nd edition of the Cannes film festival this year brings works by Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion and Ang Lee to compete with films by lesser-known directors...
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'Earth' spins with powerful images
Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's fundamental, cycle-of-life stuff that happens all day, every day, year-round, worldwide. Seasons change. Animals give birth and die. They migrate to find food. Some...
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Rourke returns to his '80s form in 'The Wrestler'Apr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - "The Wrestler" - Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" is a touching but flawed portrait of loneliness that deserves comparison with classic 1970s character studies like...
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Actor's union board endorses deal with studios
Apr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The Screen Actors Guild's board of directors narrowly voted Sunday to endorse a deal with Hollywood studios on movie and prime-time TV show productions, t...
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Efron turns '17 Again' into No. 1 hit with $24 million opening weekend
Apr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Zac Efron has taken the box-office crown from his Disney teammate Miley Cyrus. Efron's comedy "17 Again," in which he plays the youthful version of a midd...