Movies
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Thriller falters on many frontsApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - "Deception" had originally been titled "The List." So now, this would-be thriller not only has a listless title, but a clunky and meandering plot, ugly cinematography, t...
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Despite limitations, 'Baby Mama' deliversApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Tina Fey is cuter than buttons, and her new comedy, "Baby Mama," punches most of the right ones when it comes to sympathizing with a thirtysomething woman whose biologic...
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Spike Lee cells outApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Filmmaker Spike Lee has linked up with Nokia to direct a movie made with cell phone footage from everyday people in what he calls the democratization of film....
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Ebert not able to attend his namesake festival
Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Movie critic Roger Ebert says he'll have to skip this year's Ebertfest film festival after breaking a hip. Ebert wrote on his blog on the Chicago Sun-Times'...
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Second City alum tests the film worldApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- She is known as the political and media-savvy comic from "Saturday Night Live," the sketch comedy show that helped her launch her own award-winning "30 Rock....
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Trainer distraught after grizzly bear attack
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. -- The owner of a wild animal training center where a grizzly bear killed a handler says the animal is a "loving, affectionate, friendly, safe bear...
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'Hannah Montana' star will be all 'miles with her memoirs
Apr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Miley Cyrus, author. The multihyphenate teen star has signed a book deal to tell the story of her young life, it was announced Tuesday. The memoir by Cyrus, ...
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Disney unveils nature film unit after success of 'Penguins'
Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - BURBANK, Calif. -- Following the box office success of "March of the Penguins," The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it launched a new film production unit called Disneynatur...
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Excellent 'Orphanage' creates creepy sense of dreadApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Orphanage" -- While I'm not opposed to a good old-fashioned splatterfest every once in a while, the horror flicks I like best rely more on atmosphere than gore...
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'Potter' case illustrates blurry copyright law lines
Apr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- For a time, "Harry Potter" superfan Steven Vander Ark seemed to be living a geeky dream. His Web site -- an obsessive catalog of spells, characters and creat...