Movies
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French 'A Christmas Tale' a true cinematic joyNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The Vuillards - at the center of Arnaud Desplechin's superb new film, "A Christmas Tale" - are a bourgeois French family, boisterous and lively on the surface, but seeth...
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Oscar contenders add luster to holiday film seasonNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Up to now, 2008 has been a fairly dismal year for really exciting movies that scream "I deserve an Oscar!" Not anymore. As if to make up for lost time, Hollywood will du...
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Offbeat 'Thunder' packs explosive laughsNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - "Tropic Thunder" (unrated director's cut) - Ben Stiller directed and stars in this uneven but entertaining satire about three pampered actors who get more than their...
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Alvin and the Chipmunks still finding fame at 50Nov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - At 50, Alvin and the Chipmunks have never been cuter - or bigger. John F. Kennedy was running for president in 1960 when he jotted off a memo to a songwriter. "I'm glad ...
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Vant to test your vampire knowledge?Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - "Twilight" is the latest in a long line of vampire flicks to hit the silver screen. Some are true horror classics, from black and white chillers such as "Dracula's Daugh...
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'Bolt' no lightning strike of originality, funNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Walt Disney's "Bolt" leaps on to the silver screen as a serviceable but uninspired animated adventure that kids will appreciate far more than adults weened on the breath...
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Next deadline in actors dispute: awards season
Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES _ The Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios plan to hold their first contract talks in four months Thursday and will negotiate this time with the help o...
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Gothic romance blooms in brooding, beguiling 'Twilight'Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Be you a Capulet or a Montague, a Jet or a Shark, a black or a white, a vampire or a mortal, adolescent love across party lines can be a torturous affair, even deadly. T...
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Lake Forest College to honor alum WidmarkNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Lake Forest College pays tribute to one of its best-known alums, the late actor Richard Widmark, with a seven-movie festival highlighting his best work, including his el...
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Batman, 'Twilight', 'Watchmen' stirring up fanboy frenzyNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Do you drool over droids? Love blogging about Batman? Then you probably belong to the group known as fanboys - passionate devotees of genre work in comics, television, f...