Movies
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Gritty urban dance movie sidesteps clichesJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - I had been prepared to be thoroughly underwhelmed by Ian Iqbal Rashid's Canadian dance contest film "How She Move." Quickly, I realized this was no ordinary, cliched dan...
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Another surgery for EbertJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - After undergoing a series of cancer surgeries, film critic Roger Ebert says he'll have yet another operation today. According to a statement in the Chicago Sun-Times, th...
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Ledger knew price of fameJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles reinvent Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" in 1999's "10 Things I Hate About You." In the breakthrough, Oscar-winning romance "Brokeb...
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The complete list of 80th annual Academy Award nominations
Jan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - 1. Best Picture: "Atonement," ''Juno," ''Michael Clayton," ''No Country for Old Men," ''There Will Be Blood." 2. Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lew...
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Actress Lois Nettleton diesJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Lois Nettleton, a Daytime Emmy-winning actress who had a long career on Broadway and television, died Jan. 18 of lung cancer. She was 80. Nettleton died a...
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'Ebert Effect' may sway OscarsJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - 2007 created such a bumper crop of high-quality movies that Tuesday morning's announcement of the Academy Awards nominations should be an embarrassment of entertainment ...
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'Hunting Party' keeps on track despite GereJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - "The Hunting Party" -- I'm a sucker for flicks about cynical, alcoholic, crusading journalists, which is why I enjoyed "The Hunting Party," despite some glaring flaws. R...
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Nominations announced for strike-imperiled Oscars
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Imax brings larger-than-life U2 so closeJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - When music takes place in a sports stadium, it usually means one inevitable bummer: If you don't get a ticket up close, your eyes are relegated to the LED screens. Which...
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Dann Gire: Few surprises in 80th Oscar nomineesJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Jubilation time at the Oscar nominations! "Juno" star Ellen Page won a best actress nomination for her role as a sassy, pregnant teenager in the movie I ranked as No. 1 ...