Movies
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Cambodian film on Pol Pot rule wins Cannes prizeMay 25, 2013 2:12 pm - CANNES, France — A French-Cambodian film, “The Missing Picture,” which explores the bloody history of Pol Pot’s dictatorship in late 1970s Cambodia, has won the “Un Cert...
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DVD previews: ‘Dark Skies,’ ‘Lore’May 25, 2013 5:20 am - Coming May 28 “Dark Skies” (PG-13, 97 minutes, Dimension Films/Anchor Bay): This is a workmanlike piece of suspense, despite its reliance on several tired tropes of the ...
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Cannes: Dern a leading man again in ‘Nebraska’May 24, 2013 5:44 pm - CANNES, France — For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip “Nebraska,” Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene Hackman out of retirement and considered the l...
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One more shot at romance in 'Before Midnight'May 23, 2013 3:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The hardest segment to watch in “Before Midnight” — an extended, emotional hotel-room argument that comprises the film's final third — was actually the eas...
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'Maisie' charms with plucky heroine, superb castMay 23, 2013 5:00 am - If Baz Luhrmann's flamboyant 3-D version of "The Great Gatsby" left you wondering about the state of cinematic adaptation these days, hie yourself to "What Maisie Knew,"...
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3-D forest tale a kid-friendly animated action fantasyMay 23, 2013 5:00 am - "Epic" comes from the creators of the computer-animated comedies "Ice Age" and "Rio," so you've got a pretty good idea of what to expect from Chris Wedge's kid-geared, 3...
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'Fast & Furious 6' a funny, live-action cartoon on steroidsMay 23, 2013 5:00 am - The acting could curdle milk. The dialogue could etch glass. So what else is new? It's another "Fast & Furious"! Justin Lin's sixth entry in Universal Pictures' lucra...
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The Captain comes to Naperville, WoodridgeMay 22, 2013 11:00 pm - Captain on the bridge! William Shatner beams into the Northwest suburbs this weekend. On Friday and Sunday, he'll be at Hollywood Blvd. in Woodridge to meet fans and i...
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Sibling rivalry propels young Palatine filmmakersMay 22, 2013 11:00 pm - The sibling rivalry between Ben and Richard Medina isn't your typical one. Ben, who's Richard's senior by two years and two grades, doesn't hesitate to correct his brot...
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Third time's no charm for painful 'Hangover'May 22, 2013 1:00 pm - All the qualities that made Todd Phillips' first "Hangover" comedy so shocking, funny and engaging have checked out of this second sequel, which is about as innovative a...