Movies
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Bible Belt filmmakers expand box office horizonsAug 04, 2014 5:30 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's the Hollywood ending every studio wants: Low-cost production and high returns at the box office. Filmmakers Alex and Stephen Kendrick seem to hav...
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Few roles for Hispanics in top Hollywood moviesAug 04, 2014 1:00 am - A new study shows that less than 5 percent of actors in top Hollywood films are Hispanic, and that Latinas are more likely than women of any other ethnicity to appear pa...
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Naperville native snares scares in B-horror flicksAug 04, 2014 1:00 am - The titles of her movies speak for themselves: "The Leaf Blower Massacre 2." "Movie of the Dead." "Ovulation." "Howling Moon." "Dr. Spine." "Walk, Zombie, Walk." "I gues...
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Stallone: It's hard to get men to like youAug 03, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON - Sylvester Stallone may come across as the ultimate guy's guy. But he says action stars like him are "the hardest characters to sell" to other men. "Men are very...
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See silent movies at Mount Prospect Historical SocietyAug 03, 2014 11:00 pm - When was the last time you attended a silent movie? Yes, a movie with no sound! Join the Mount Prospect Historical Society at the museum campus, 101-103 S. Maple St., W...
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Jude Law: With maturity comes complicationAug 03, 2014 5:30 am - LONDON - Jude Law feels his work options are widening as he gets older, and he revels in the complications. The 41-year-old British actor - best known for his roles in "...
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Marvel's 'Guardians' rockets to top of box officeAug 03, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - "Guardians of the Galaxy" blasted past expectations at the weekend box office. Marvel Studios' cosmic romp starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Baut...
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Online campaign hits goal; Antioch Theatre renovation proceedsAug 02, 2014 7:00 am - The show will go on in Antioch as a campaign to raise funds for digital equipment exceeded expectations and has enabled a $750,000 renovation of an old movie house downt...
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DVD previews: 'Divergent,' 'Need for Speed'Aug 02, 2014 6:15 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 5: "Divergent" (PG-13, 130 minutes, Lionsgate): With the film adaptation of "Divergent," the first novel in Barrington...
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Colin Firth, Emma Stone riff on working with WoodyAug 02, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Colin Firth had been hoping for decades to get a call from Woody Allen. Emma Stone, at only 25, hadn't been waiting nearly as long - but she notes her famil...