Movies
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DVD previews: ‘World War Z,’ ‘Disconnect’Sep 14, 2013 6:37 am - Sept. 17 “World War Z” (PG-13, 116 minutes, Paramount): Surprisingly entertaining, even fitfully exciting, the film is primarily an exercise in expectation management. F...
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Naperville film fest goes for ‘Oscar-ish feel’Sep 13, 2013 6:00 am - The magic of the silver screen will take over two venues in Naperville for nine days beginning Friday as the sixth annual Naperville Independent Film Festival comes to t...
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De Niro, Pfeiffer shine in flawed 'Family'Sep 12, 2013 11:00 pm - Talk about a promising duo for a dark mob comedy: Robert De Niro, whose mob-film pedigree needs no explanation, and Michelle Pfeiffer, who was, after all, “Married to th...
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J.K. Rowling to pen new magic movie for Warner Bros.Sep 12, 2013 2:09 pm - LONDON — J.K. Rowling’s world of wizardry is coming back to the big screen — but without Harry Potter. Film studio Warner Bros. announced Thursday that Rowling will writ...
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Richard Roeper replacing Roger Ebert at Sun-TimesSep 12, 2013 2:00 pm - CHICAGO — The Chicago Sun-Times says it will replace Roger Ebert with the late famed movie critic's former colleague Richard Roeper. The newspaper announced Thursday it ...
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Sans claws, Hugh Jackman rages in ‘Prisoners’Sep 12, 2013 6:00 am - TORONTO — Hugh Jackman may spend an inordinate amount of time playing a mutant wolf superhero, but even the Australian actor realizes his image is somewhat defanged. Wh...
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Will new shows be voted off the island?Sep 12, 2013 6:00 am - Tribal council The show that started the reality craze that still has television in its grip returns next week for its 27th season in 13 years. It might surprise you t...
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'Short Term 12' an honest look at everyday survivalSep 12, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Short Term 12" Destin Cretton's realistically piercing drama "Short Term 12" comes from a place of honesty, hurt, heart and hope. Without succu...
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'Insidious' sequel a messy mix of comedy, cleverness and cheap theatricsSep 11, 2013 11:00 pm - The first half of James Wan's "Insidious Chapter 2" comes off like a cheap horror knockoff that only works if the characters possess the smarts of a teenager in his unde...
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Model from suburbs now flaunting animal advocacySep 09, 2013 2:00 pm - Katie Cleary's a successful model and actress - including four years as the beauty who held case number 11 on "Deal or No Deal" and an "America's Next Top Model" fin...