Movies
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Lupita Nyong'o joins 'Star Wars' castJun 01, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Three months after winning an Oscar, Lupita Nyong'o is going to a galaxy far, far away. The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that Nyong'o is joining the cast...
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Monty Python reunion to screen live in U.S. theatersJun 01, 2014 11:00 pm - LONDON - Everybody expects the Spanish Inquisition. And as with all things Monty Python, fans need to expect the unexpected, too. Next month the surviving Monty Python m...
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DVD previews: 'RoboCop,' 'Lone Survivor'May 31, 2014 5:30 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, June 3: “RoboCop” (PG-13, 110 minutes, MGM/Fox): In the hands of director José Padilha, this remake meets expectations wit...
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Fan-fueled red carpets present security challengeMay 31, 2014 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Movie premieres are just like they look on TV: Throngs of fans competing with photographers and reporters for stars' attention. Cameras flash as beefy body...
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Who else should play live-action Disney villains?May 30, 2014 5:30 am - Angelina Jolie joins a short, but intriguing, list of actresses who have become the living embodiments of Disney animated villains with today's theatrical release of “Ma...
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George Lucas museum Chicago's next big attraction?May 30, 2014 1:00 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel is using everything but Jedi mind tricks to persuade “Star Wars” creator George Lucas to put his planned museum of art and movie memorabilia in Chicag...
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MacFarlane goes gunning for yuks in 'Million Ways to Die'May 29, 2014 5:30 am - It's not as hot as Mel Brooks' classic "Blazing Saddles." Yet, Seth MacFarlane's loopy, self-conscious, kitchen-sink comedy "A Million Ways to Die in the West" guns down...
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Jolie's 'Maleficent' a fun hero-villainessMay 29, 2014 5:30 am - After hundreds of years of moral clarity, suddenly we're getting a new look at these evil creatures called fairy tale villainesses. They're turning out to be complex bei...
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Reel life: Meet 'Animals' cast, crew at indie film festMay 29, 2014 5:00 am - 'Animals' loose • If you missed the Chicago-shot drama “Animals” — winner of the Audience Award at this month's Chicago Critics Film Festival at the Music Box Theat...
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'Chinese Puzzle' tries to tie up loose endsMay 29, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'Chinese Puzzle' In Cédric Klapisch's French domestic romance "Chinese Puzzle" - the third entry in his "Auberge Espagnole" trilogy - Romain Duris reprises ...