Movies
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Reeves comes off bogus in 'Ronin'Dec 25, 2013 5:00 pm - In Japan, the story of the 47 ronin is so central to the country's national identity that a special word exists for the act of retelling it: Chushingura. But despite thi...
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Stallone, De Niro knocked out by supporting cast in ‘Grudge Match’Dec 25, 2013 2:03 pm - Most actors fight being pigeonholed. Sylvester Stallone punched his way into being typecast and isn’t rushing to abandon his perch. In the last 37 years, he’s portrayed ...
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Reel life: Dann & Raymond celebrate Paul NewmanDec 25, 2013 5:00 am - Be a-Pauled! Paul Newman could be described as “the man who would be salad king.” Join me and Buffalo Grove film historian Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club ...
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To be Meryl Streep, it takes workDec 25, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — “A big chunk of meat” is how Meryl Streep describes the sprawling, combative dinner scene at the core of “August: Osage County.” In a career filled with subli...
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Mandela's 'Long Walk' a long, plodding dramaDec 24, 2013 11:00 pm - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" is a long, long, long movie so dramatically inert that it makes this year's previous Mandela movie, the serviceable but unremarkable "Win...
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Justin Timberlake finds harmony in ‘Llewyn Davis’Dec 23, 2013 4:30 am - NEW YORK — Justin Timberlake, so often shuttling between movies and music, for once didn’t have to choose. In the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” Timberlake plays a...
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Joaquin Phoenix continues career reboot with ‘Her’Dec 23, 2013 4:30 am - Reporters have been conditioned to brace for Joaquin Phoenix. He’s reputed to be volatile, evasive and guarded — an all-around difficult person to interview. But after ...
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Bold, well-acted 'Her' poses questions on nature of loveDec 22, 2013 10:00 pm - How essential are physical and emotional connections when falling in love? What would you miss - looking into someone's eyes, caressing them, tasting them? In "Her," Spi...
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‘The Hobbit’ holds off ‘Anchorman 2’ with $31.5MDec 22, 2013 5:09 pm - NEW YORK — On a busy pre-Christmas weekend at the box office, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” held off a very different sequel, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues....
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Seneca Falls, N.Y., claims link to ‘Wonderful Life’Dec 22, 2013 4:30 am - SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Is this where George Bailey lived his wonderful life? Folks in this quaint upstate New York town think so. Or more precisely, they say Bailey’s mak...