Movies
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Ebert gets life membership from Directors Guild
Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Roger Ebert is becoming an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. The announcement Tuesday from the top union representing Hollywood film...
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In a prelude to Oscars, local film critics set to announce their winnersDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Daily Herald Film Critic Dann Gire will join Dean Richards and Richard Roeper Thursday morning on WGN-TV Channel 9 to announce winners of the 2008 Chicago Film Critics A...
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Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber welcome baby SamuelDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It's another boy for Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber. The couple welcomed their second son on Saturday, said Watt's publicist, Robin Baum. Samuel Kai Schreib...
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Jury rules Pickford agreement is valid
Dec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A jury has ruled in favor of the organization that hands out the Academy Awards in a dispute over whether statuettes won by one of its founding members ca...
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'Knight,' 'Slumdog' tie for most nominations from local criticsDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" - the greatest motion picture ever adapted from the comic books - and Danny Boyle's India-set comic drama "Slumdog Millionaire" tie...
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Classic holiday specials lift the spirits in tough times
Dec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Hard times have you down this holiday season? Take a trip to the library for some inspiration from treasured stories of Christmas past. The mortgage meltdown, job squeez...
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'Day the Earth Stood Still' launches to $31 million debut
Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Audiences sat still for Keanu Reeves' sci-fi remake "The Day the Earth Stood Still," making it the weekend's top movie with a $31 million debut, according...
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'American Pie' star Tara Reid checks into rehab
Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A publicist says Tara Reid has checked herself into rehab. Jack Ketsoyan said Friday that the "American Pie" star went to the Promises Treatment Center. H...
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Actor Van Johnson, '40s heartthrob, dies at 92
Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Van Johnson, whose boy-next-door wholesomeness made him a popular Hollywood star in the '40s and '50s with such films as "30 Seconds over Tokyo," ''A Guy Na...
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'Earth' remake no match for the originalDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Remaking a movie classic can be like saving a planet. Sometimes you should think twice about it, no matter how seductive the idea. The new movie version of "The Day the ...