Movies
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Japanese film highlights film industry absurdityAug 31, 2013 6:49 am - VENICE, Italy — Japanese director Sion Sono wants to set the records straight: It was Bruce Lee and not Quentin Tarantino who transformed the yellow jumpsuit into a piec...
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Little City artists profiled in documentaryAug 30, 2013 9:00 am - It's been four years since longtime Little City Foundation media arts manager John Grod set out on a labor of love. Grod had been empowering children and adults with int...
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New channel, same 'Sunny' gangAug 30, 2013 6:00 am - New channel, same 'Sunny' gang Charlie, Mac, Dennis and Sweet Dee are coming back to Paddy's Pub on Wednesday night, but you won't find them on FX. The new season of "...
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James Spader cast as ‘Avengers’ villainAug 29, 2013 5:19 pm - NEW YORK — The “Avengers” sequel has its villain. Marvel announced Thursday that James Spader will play Ultron in its “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” In the comics, the char...
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Fitzgerald, Luhrmann a good pairing for 'Gatsby,' now on DVDAug 29, 2013 3:00 pm - “The Great Gatsby” — For many years, F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel “The Great Gatsby” was a staple of high school literature classes. Director Baz Luhrmann, known...
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‘Ain’t’ it arty? Pretense robs outlaw tale of natural charmAug 29, 2013 6:00 am - The outlaw romance “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” is a lyrical, sepia-toned folk tale, awash in 1970s filmmaking and the kind of stylized folksiness that hipsters will drool...
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Action-packed 'Getaway' racing to DumbvilleAug 29, 2013 6:00 am - In "Getaway," the dumbest action movie of the millennium so far, the Bulgarian cops drive on populated sidewalks, down stairways and across public parks before ramming i...
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'Saturday Morning Massacre' plain sillyAug 29, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Saturday Morning Massacre' Or it might be titled "Saturday Morning Mystery." I've seen both titles used, and the "Massacre" one is much more acc...
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Spurlock in wrong direction with 1D docAug 29, 2013 6:00 am - The 1980s had New Kids on the Block; the '90s had the Backstreet Boys; and now boy bands are resurgent again with British group-of-the-moment One Direction, currently a ...
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Elgin man’s documentary on dyslexia debuts SaturdayAug 28, 2013 1:45 pm - An Elgin resident was inspired by his son’s story to make a documentary to raise awareness about dyslexia and push for policy changes. “Embracing Dyslexia,” which filmma...