Movies
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‘Cloudy’ sequel tops weekend box officeSep 29, 2013 5:27 pm - LOS ANGELES — “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” slurped up the box office. The animated Sony sequel featuring the voices of Bill Hader and Anna Faris opened in first...
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Howard makes a believable racing film with ‘Rush’Sep 29, 2013 6:00 am - Ron Howard admits he was no racing aficionado when he set out to make the Formula One thriller “Rush,” chronicling the tense 1976 world championship battle between playb...
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DVD previews: ‘The Croods,’ ‘This Is the End’Sep 28, 2013 6:00 am - Here’s a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Oct. 1: “The Croods” (PG, 92 minutes, Fox): Think of this as the back story of “The Flintstones,” before that modern Stone Age ...
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Multitalented Gordon-Levitt kicks it up a notchSep 28, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — When Joseph Gordon-Levitt was 12 years old and shooting “Angels in the Outfield,” one of his co-stars, Tony Danza, asked him if he’d like to hang out during s...
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‘Cloudy’ sequel lacks intelligence of originalSep 26, 2013 4:45 pm - Experienced chefs will tell you that changing one or two crucial ingredients in a recipe can turn a delectable meal into a flavorless dish. A similar switch deflates the...
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Metallica's Hammett hosting film screening in SchaumburgSep 26, 2013 7:00 am - Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett will be at the AMC Streets of Woodfield 20 movie theater in Schaumburg early Friday morning to introduce a screening of “Metallica Throu...
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'Enough Said' a witty, wise romantic comedySep 26, 2013 6:00 am - I loved Nicole Holofcener's witty and wise romantic comedy "Enough Said" for many reasons. Here are the top three: 1. It recognizes that in relationships, people are ne...
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Hemsworth, Bruhl standouts in Ron Howard's racy chrome-ance 'Rush'Sep 26, 2013 6:00 am - Ron Howard's Formula One race drama "Rush" is just that, one formula race drama with the prerequisite squealing tires, roaring engines, squealing and roaring fans, and t...
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Reel Life: 'Inequality' doc tries to save the middle classSep 26, 2013 6:00 am - Mini-review: "Inequality for All" Robert Reich seems like a really nice guy. Smart, too. In Jacob Kornbluth's illuminating documentary "Inequality For All," the Harvar...
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Nobody should claim this banged-up 'Baggage'Sep 26, 2013 6:00 am - Every once in a while, a movie comedy turns up DOA at local theaters, done in by blind stupidity and a story buried so deep under an avalanche of rom-com clichés that it...