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Too many characters, too few laughs weigh down 'Madagascar' sequel

By Jamie Sotonoff
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - As anyone who's seen the previews knows, the Madagascar cast likes to "move it, move it!" The original Madagascar movie in 2005 moved big money into DreamWorks' bank acc...
'Panda', Lennon new on DVD

By Jeff Tuckman
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - "Kung Fu Panda" Kids will enjoy the cast of characters and laugh along the way in this animated film about a rotund panda named Po (Jack Black) who dreams of being a mar...
Film festival to roll in Geneva today

By Susan Sarkauskas
Nov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Did you know you can see a new Faye Dunaway feature film in Geneva today? Dunaway, an Oscar winner, is in "Say It In Russian," which is being shown during the second ann...
The late Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes give 'Men' its soul

By Dann Gire
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm guessing that it will be nearly impossible for anyone to watch "Soul Men" without thinking of it less as a routine comic road movie than as a loving tribute to its t...
Crass jokes, crackling dialogue make 'Role Model' roll

By Dann Gire
Nov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - At first glance, "Role Models" looks like just another graduate from the Judd Apatow School of Crass Comedy with Quirky Characters We Can Care About. This one's a little...
Local filmmakers to present new comedy

By Dann Gire
Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - CNGM Pictures, a group of indie filmmakers (many grads of Palatine's Fremd High School) present "Never Have I Ever," a comic romance about a wallflower's plot to hook up...
In tough economic times, will Hollywood still get its happy ending?

Associated Press
Nov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - When Paul Hodges lost his job as a newspaper librarian this summer, he cut back on junk food, canceled his Netflix subscription, went back to his old DVDs and tried to s...
Steve Carell carries the day in 'Get Smart'

By Matt Arado
Nov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - "Get Smart" (two-disc special edition) - "Get Smart" is neither the best nor the worst of Hollywood's recent attempts to turn old television series into box office g...
'High School Musical 3' is head of class

Associated Press
Nov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood made audiences repeat senior year. Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" hauled in $15 million to remain the top movie for the second st...
Kevin Smith goes mainstream in `Zack & Miri'

Associated Press
Oct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The wonderboy who made "Clerks" now is officially an "influence" on a new generation of filmmakers. Kevin Smith wrote his latest comedy, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," wi...

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