Movies
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Stars earn top marks as feisty teachers in 'Words and Pictures'Jun 05, 2014 6:00 am - If it wasn't for the charming top-liners who can make literary dialogue sound sexy in their sleep, the war in Fred Schepisi's "Words and Pictures" would have to be calle...
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Woodley's performance makes 'Fault' touching, never triteJun 05, 2014 5:30 am - Let's start with the obvious. For its core audience, "The Fault in Our Stars" is essentially critic-proof. If you're a fan of the wildly popular young-adult book by John...
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Reel life: Trailers of the past weren't spoilersJun 05, 2014 5:30 am - Down with trailers! I hate most movie trailers. I avoid them at all costs before I see the actual movies because, as I have learned the hard way, they can ruin the joke...
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Families in a frenzy over Disney's 'Frozen'Jun 05, 2014 1:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For the Calder family, the “Frozen” frenzy began when the Disney movie came out in late 2013 and they took their 7-year-old daughter Caroline to ...
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Time travel, aliens and Tom Cruise make for explosive 'Edge'Jun 04, 2014 11:00 pm - The time-shifting sci-fi thriller "Edge of Tomorrow" perfectly encapsulates what it is to be a summertime moviegoer. We're dropped into a battlefield of digital effects ...
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Oliver Stone to write, direct Edward Snowden filmJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Oliver Stone will write and direct a film about Edward Snowden, one of two high-profile films in the works about the National Security Agency leaker. Stone a...
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Antioch officials approve ticket tax to help pay for theater renovationsJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - The proposed renovation of the shuttered Antioch Theatre now includes a movie ticket tax that would help fund work at the 95-year-old facility. The tax that was original...
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'Hunger Games' salute used as protest in ThailandJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - BANGKOK - The three-finger salute from the Hollywood movie "The Hunger Games" is being used as a real symbol of resistance in Thailand. Protesters against the military c...
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FAA considers approving drones for filming moviesJun 03, 2014 1:00 am - The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is considering giving permission to seven movie and television filming companies to use unmanned aircraft for aerial p...
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Elgin native sounds off on Hollywood successJun 02, 2014 1:00 am - He's worked on 90 episodes of the TV series "Star Trek Enterprise," four seasons of "Star Trek Voyager" and one season of "Star Trek Deep Space Nine." And yet, you've ne...