Movies
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Indy does well for opening, but nowhere near record
May 23, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" whipped up $25 million on an opening day that promised a strong holiday weekend showing, a box office...
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New on DVDMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - These DVDs were released this week: "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" Nicolas Cage reprises his role as Ben Gates in this $200 million box office hit. This time,...
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Sex in this city: Chicago's own Jennifer Hudson cast in flickMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Jennifer Hudson never aspired to become an actress, which is rather remarkable, considering the 26-year-old is an Oscar winner. Growing up in Chicago, Hudson sang gospel...
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Home away from home: Europe welcomes Woody Allen
May 20, 2008 11:00 pm - CANNES, France -- Europeans get jazz and they get Woody Allen -- more so than they do in America, the native land of both the filmmaker and the music form he loves. Alle...
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'Crystal Skull' an Indiana Jones celebrationMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" celebrates all the things we love about the previous three adventures of the world's most famous archaeologist: ...
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Actor George Takei planning to marry partner
May 19, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Actor George Takei said he will wed his longtime partner and business manager, Brad Altman, now that the California Supreme Court has legalized same-sex m...
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Toys of summer: Scoping out this year's crop of movie action figuresMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever since "Star Wars" action figures and vehicles got cash registers ringing more than 30 years ago, the summer movie season has started in the toy section, not the tic...
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Revel in Romero: 'Dead' series has its dayMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - This is a killer DVD week, as we get a chance to look at two films from horror master George A. Romero. The films came out 40 years apart, and watching them both offers ...
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Katzenberg says he's running his own dream factory
May 18, 2008 11:00 pm - CANNES, France -- You would think Jeffrey Katzenberg had to be one of those kids with movie posters plastering his bedroom walls -- images of "Pinocchio," "Peter Pan," "...
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'Indiana Jones' debut survives Cannes critics
May 18, 2008 11:00 pm - CANNES, France -- Indiana Jones received louder applause going in than he did coming out. His latest adventure, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," ear...