Movies
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Filmmakers in Ga. train crash go briefly to jailJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. - Two filmmakers charged with involuntary manslaughter several months after a train crash killed a member of their movie crew flew to Georgia over the week...
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Maine film festival honors Glenn CloseJul 14, 2014 1:01 am - WATERVILLE, Maine - Six-time Oscar nominated actress Glenn Close has been honored by the Maine International Film Festival. Close called the Mid-Life Achievement Award -...
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"Stand By Me" Aug. 12 part of Elk Grove Theatre's classics seriesJul 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Elk Grove Theatre continues its second Tuesday of the month Critic's Classics Series with screenings of Stand By Me" at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12. The movi...
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Willow Creek-Crystal Lake to host Lifetree Film FestJul 13, 2014 11:00 pm - Willow Creek-Crystal Lake, 220 Exchange Drive, Suite A, will host the Lifetree Film Fest from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 18. The event, showcasing short films from aro...
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'Planet of the Apes' roars to $73 million openingJul 13, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The monkey business is a good business to be in at the box office. "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" roared to $73 million on its opening weekend, one of the ...
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DVD previews: 'Rio2,' 'Under the Skin'Jul 12, 2014 5:30 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, July 15: “Rio 2” (G, 101 minutes, Fox): Like the first movie, “Rio 2” looks great with vibrant colors and lovely animation ...
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Drive-ins use creativity to afford digital switchJul 12, 2014 1:01 am - SACO, Maine - Many in the movie industry feared the need to convert to digital could be the death knell for drive-ins, but drive-in operators are finding creative ways t...
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Redford to play Rather in film about CBS falloutJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Robert Redford will play Dan Rather in a film about the former CBS anchor's disputed report about President George W. Bush's National Guard service during the...
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Wauconda remembers 'The Blues Brothers' shot in town 35 years agoJul 10, 2014 5:00 am - Thirty-five years ago, a mission from God brought Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi to Wauconda. It was early September 1979, and the actors were in town filming “The Blues B...
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Superior 'Apes' sequel a bold, bleak look at violenceJul 10, 2014 5:00 am - Every 3-D scene in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" screams epic. Actually, more than epic. EPIC. A fiery sequence set in a hellish San Francisco conjures up a burning A...