Movies
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Hanks, Bullock, Streep honored at film festJan 05, 2014 5:58 pm - PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Sandra Bullock shared the painful results of Googling herself, Meryl Streep shadowboxed on-stage and Tom Hanks braced for awards season’s “celebri...
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Disney’s ‘Frozen’ freezes out ‘Paranormal’ spinoffJan 05, 2014 4:21 pm - NEW YORK — On a wintry weekend, Disney’s “Frozen” retook the box-office top spot with $20.7 million, freezing out the horror spinoff “Paranormal Activity: The Marked One...
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NY critics pick ‘Llewyn Davis’ as 2013’s best filmJan 05, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The National Society of Film Critics has chosen “Inside Llewyn Davis” as the best picture of 2013 at its annual meeting in New York. The society’s 56 voting m...
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Oscar-winning producer Saul Zaentz dead at 92Jan 04, 2014 4:21 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Saul Zaentz, a music producer whose second career as a filmmaker brought him best-picture Academy Awards for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Amadeus”...
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DVD previews: 'Thanks for Sharing,' 'Closed Circuit'Jan 04, 2014 4:45 am - Here is a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Jan. 7: “Thanks for Sharing” (R, 100 minutes, Lionsgate): This dramedy about sex addicts by first-time director Stuart Blu...
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Latest 'Paranormal' delivers new angles, humorJan 03, 2014 2:00 pm - It would be a wild exaggeration to suggest that "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones" breathes new life into the increasingly fumes-fueled found-footage horror subgenre...
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‘Blue Jasmine,’ ‘Nebraska’ gain Writers Guild bidsJan 03, 2014 1:20 pm - LOS ANGELES — “Blue Jasmine,” “Nebraska” and “American Hustle” have been nominated for Writers Guild honors, continuing their imprint on Hollywood’s awards season. The t...
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Elgin ‘Feast-ival’ focuses on films about foodJan 02, 2014 1:16 pm - Just in time to make good on that “get healthy” New Year’s resolution, a new food-themed documentary film festival kicks off next week in Elgin. The goal of the Elgin Fo...
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Wartime horror paves way to Polish mystery in 'Aftermath'Jan 02, 2014 4:45 am - Wladyslaw Pasikowski's Polish dramatic thriller"Aftermath" makes for one strange and power-packed movie genre mash-up. Jan Duszynski's nerve-jangling score combines wit...
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Dann & Raymond's winning 'Woofers'Jan 02, 2014 4:30 am - The greatest dog movies in history? We've got'em when I join film historian/novelist Raymond Benson to present “Hollywood Woofers: Dogs in the Movies.” It's part of Dann...