Movies
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Gire: 'Big Short' long on bold outrage-fueled comedyDec 10, 2015 4:00 am - If you don't understand subprime mortgages, a naked Margot Robbie in a bubble bath explains them while sipping a martini. Don't get those repackaged mortgages? Master ch...
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Gire: Heart-challenged 'Sea' a blubbering survival taleDec 10, 2015 4:00 am - The first shortcoming in Ron Howard's Moby-Dick-inspired maritime survival adventure "In the Heart of the Sea" is that we observe the great white whale way too early for...
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'Carol,' 'Spotlight,' 'The Big Short' lead Golden GlobesDec 09, 2015 10:00 pm - Todd Haynes 1950s romance "Carol" landed a leading five nominations, including best dramatic picture, in nominations for the 73rd annual Golden Globes. Hollywood Foreign...
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Gire's movie guide: What's out now and what's comingDec 09, 2015 10:00 am - Coming Friday: Some wildly different movies hit local screens this weekend. “The Big Short” breaks down the complex, complicated collusion of corrupt corporate contrivan...
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'Trumbo' leads SAG noms in murky awards season
Dec 09, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Hollywood blacklist drama "Trumbo" scored a leading three Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations on Wednesday, and sleeper contenders "Beasts of N...
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Suburban producer of 'The 33' makes the impossible possibleDec 07, 2015 10:00 pm - Once in a while, Hollywood producer Robert Katz returns to his alma mater, Northern Illinois University, to talk with students about the movie business. He always tells ...
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Teyonah Parris is the new face of beauty in Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq'Dec 07, 2015 5:00 am - During the second-season premiere of "Survivor's Remorse," the Starz show that follows professional basketball player Cam Calloway as he starts to enjoy his first big co...
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'Hunger Games' finale fends off spooky 'Krampus' flick
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DVD previews: 'Ant-Man,' 'Minions'Dec 05, 2015 6:14 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 8: "Ant-Man" (PG-13, 115 minutes, Disney): Ant-Man, an obscure Marvel character first introduced in 1962, has the abil...
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'James White' a tough but tender dramaDec 03, 2015 5:15 am - "James White" opens on a tight close-up of the title character, a young man in the process of getting seriously wasted - higher than a kite, and hitting rock bottom. Who...