Movies
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'Post Grad' gets average grade for script, directionAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - "Post Grad" is an innocuously pleasant romantic comedy lifted from the constraints of conventionality by the charismatic Alexis Bledel and a comical supporting cast of M...
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Subversive comedy 'Shorts' long on imaginationAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Robert Rodriguez totally gets pre-adolescent boys. So does "Shorts," his daffy, witty and inventive new comedy crammed with booger monsters, belligerent bullies, magic s...
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Well-made 'Last House' suffers from silly endingAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - "Last House on the Left" I dug this remake of Wes Craven's legendary 1972 horror flick until the last act, when what had been a disturbing look at human nature turns...
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'Shorts' director Rodriguez does families, felons
Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Robert Rodriguez is back in a family way. Opening Friday, his kid-friendly comedy "Shorts" is the latest in a seesaw career in which Rodriguez veers from ...
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Cheap stuff: Elburn Days, Waukegan Street Sale, Glen Ellyn art festAug 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Free Elburn Days Carnival rides, parade, food, music, raffles and more are featured at the annual Elburn Days celebration. Runs 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21; 7 a.m. to...
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Great America hosts talent show for new movie 'Fame'Aug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - So you think you've got talent? You might be able to win $5,000 in cash, a spread in OK! magazine and a trip to Hollywood by auditioning for the "Fame" National Talent S...
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'District 9' lifts off with No. 1 weekend at $37 million
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Animated 'Ponyo' is beautiful nonsense
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New DVDs feature Elvis, Judy Garland and 'The Warner Bros. Story'Aug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - "Elvis Presley: The Ed Sullivan Shows: The Performances" This week marks the anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, and there are tributes to the king throughout the wor...
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'Bandslam's' funny start can't save its familiar finishAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Have you heard this one before? A lovable misfit brings together an unlikely group of student-musicians for a battle of the bands competition. The group includes a hot-t...