Movies
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Epic Russian battle gets blockbuster treatmentFeb 27, 2014 4:45 am - Big screen. Big effects. Big budget. Big box office. It's clear that Russian director Fedor Bondarchuk was going for something, well, big, with "Stalingrad," the first ...
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'Son of God' simplistic, dramatically inertFeb 27, 2014 4:45 am - Is it possible to love Jesus and not like "Son of God"? That's the slightly discomfiting question some viewers might face upon seeing the feature film, presented by prod...
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Not-so-friendly skies: 'Non-Stop' a fast-paced rideFeb 27, 2014 4:30 am - "Non-Stop" is by no means a perfect movie. Made for the multiplex, it's a middlebrow murder mystery with a lot of "Airport" DNA in its genes. Still, Liam Neeson lends th...
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Dunn's heading to Academy AwardsFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - GLENDALE, Ariz.- White Sox slugger Adam Dunn says he will attend this year's Academy Awards. Dunn said Thursday that he met with manager Robin Ventura and general manage...
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Nominated costumes get museum treatment in L.A.Feb 25, 2014 4:45 am - LOS ANGELES - The burgundy velour suit Christian Bale finished with an ascot stands next to the slinky, leopard-print gown worn by Jennifer Lawrence in "American Hustle....
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Expect an Oscars filled with music, heroes, EllenFeb 25, 2014 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES - With less than a week to go before the Academy Awards, the Dolby Theatre in the heart of Hollywood is on lockdown. Guards stand at every door, and handlers...
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Glenbard West grad '20 Feet' from Oscar documentary stardomFeb 25, 2014 4:30 am - Maybe, just maybe, the Fox network's reality TV series "Yearbook" had a bigger impact on Caryn Capotosto than she originally thought. Fox shot "Yearbook" episodes at Gle...
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Lupita Nyong'o is Hollywood's new fixationFeb 24, 2014 4:45 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Lupita Nyong'o is preparing herself for normalcy. After the frenzy that's followed her gripping performance in "12 Years a Slave," she wants to b...
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Dan Aykroyd mourns passing of friend, Harold RamisFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Actor Dan Aykroyd is mourning the passing of his friend Harold Ramis. Ramis died of complications from an autoimmune inflammatory disease on Monday morning...
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Chicago comedy great Harold Ramis dead at 69Feb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Harold Ramis, the writer-director-actor who quietly and often off-screen created an unparalleled and hugely influential body of laughs, died Monday. He was 69. He suffe...