Movies
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Local family remembers other side of infamous Dillinger associateJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows resident Winifred Peterson still remembers the day nearly 75 years ago when she found out her uncle had died. As Peterson tells it, her father threw the ...
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After 'Public Enemies,' economy takes toll on local moviemakingJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The local Illinois and Chicago film production offices are hoping that Johnny Depp's Tommy-gun-powered "Public Enemies" leads to a renewed burst of shooting - that is, s...
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Chicago museum to premiere new 'Potter' film on Omnimax screen
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry plans to show the new Harry Potter film in its five-story high Omnimax theater. The museum says it'll be one of just three large...
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New film has Tucson revisiting Dillinger's arrest
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Bank robber John Dillinger might have thought he'd found the perfect hideout in Tucson, Ariz., in January 1934. The dusty city was a far cry from Chicago, where every la...
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Jackman, Rogen, Hathaway get Oscar invitees
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that vote...
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Perfectly cast 'Public Enemies' hits its markJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Raging machine-gun battles - explosions of flame and thunder followed by the gentle tinkle of falling brass cartridges - provide the excitement in "Public Enemies," but ...
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'Do The Right Thing' still asks burning questions 20 years later
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Twenty years later, the trash can is still crashing through America's window. At the climax of Spike Lee's 1989 drama "Do The Right Thing," the eternal battl...
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Local extras get a bang out of 'Public Enemies' rolesJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - When you go to see Johnny Depp's new gangster movie "Public Enemies" - and what Chicagoland filmgoer would miss it? - keep a sharp lookout for the news photographer at t...
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Dillinger grave sees more visitors amid movie hype
Jun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- The grave of Depression-era gangster John Dillinger is seeing a surge of visitors at its Indianapolis cemetery days before the opening of a new film that...
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'Transformers' takes to sky with $112 million weekend
Jun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Alien robots have transformed into box-office superstars with $200 million in domestic ticket sales in just five days. "Transformers: Revenge of the Falle...