Movies
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'Phillips' is a new chapter in history for HanksOct 11, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — The birth of Tom Hanks, dramatic actor, happened during a table read on “Splash.” As the smitten lead Allen Bauer in Ron Howard's 1984 film, Hanks began by go...
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ABC's not-so-scary 'Toy Story' treatOct 11, 2013 6:00 am - Buzz and Woody are back, but you don't have to go to the movie theater to see their new adventure. Pixar's first TV special, "Toy Story OF TERROR!" airs at 7 p.m. Wedne...
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'Romeo and Juliet' adaptation lacks passionOct 10, 2013 7:00 pm - It is surely a bad sign for any “Romeo and Juliet” when its most pulse-quickening moments come from Paul Giamatti. This latest adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy of y...
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Outrageously violent 'Machete' doesn't cut it as genre parodyOct 10, 2013 6:00 am - This "Machete" doesn't kill. Or thrill. But it does chill the marrow with the thought that another dumb sequel, "Machete Kills in Space," might already be on the cinem...
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'Captain Phillips' a smart, white-knuckled thrillerOct 10, 2013 6:00 am - Paul Greengrass' smart and accomplished fact-based thriller "Captain Phillips" does two things that many regular Hollywood action/survival movies do not: First, "Captai...
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'We Are What We Are' is a little bit terrifyingOct 10, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "We Are What We Are" It has been a long, long, long time since a motion picture has truly horrified me. Jim Mickle's moody and unpredictable "We ...
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Woodstock to honor Orson WellesOct 09, 2013 9:00 am - Woodstock is planning a festival in May to honor writer and director Orson Welles. The Northwest Herald reports the festival will mark the 80th anniversary of when Welle...
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Hong Kong Disneyland plans Iron Man attractionOct 08, 2013 3:27 pm - HONG KONG — Hong Kong Disneyland is adding an Iron Man-themed area in the hopes that the Marvel superhero’s success at the Chinese box office will help draw more visitor...
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Winnetka native making his directorial debutOct 08, 2013 11:00 am - The performing arts are in his blood. At least that's the way Jason Chaet explains it. The Winnetka native's dad, a retired insurance broker, has strong family ties to ...
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Taliban shooting survivor speaks in ‘I Am Malala’Oct 08, 2013 8:56 am - LONDON — A year ago, Malala Yousafzai was a 15-year-old schoolgirl in northwest Pakistan, thinking about calculus and chemistry, Justin Bieber songs and “Twilight” movie...