Movies
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Percy Jackson sequel even weaker than originalAug 06, 2013 5:00 pm - "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," the second film based on Rick Riordan's immensely popular books about a dyslexic boy who discovers he's a demigod, may make some movieg...
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What to do while visiting Comic ConAug 06, 2013 6:00 am - Walking onto the floor of the Chicago Comic Con can be a disorienting experience. Do you try to grab a celebrity autograph? Find a seat at one of the panel discussions?...
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Chicago Comic Con arrives in Rosemont with something for fans of comic books, movies and moreAug 06, 2013 6:00 am - When Hollywood first launched its invasion of comic-book conventions roughly a decade ago, some hard-core comics fans resisted, eyeing the newcomers with a “this town ai...
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Get in the ‘Doctor Who’ loopAug 06, 2013 5:13 am - Some of us, myself included, were very excited Sunday to hear that Peter Capaldi has been chosen to succeed Matt Smith later this year as the star of “Doctor Who.&#...
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’2 Guns’ shoots to No. 1 at box officeAug 04, 2013 4:29 pm - LOS ANGELES — The action-packed “2 Guns” is No. 1 at the weekend box office. The Universal film starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg pulled the trigger to captu...
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Photos of Marilyn Monroe's last sitting for saleAug 04, 2013 10:00 am - PHILADELPHIA — A rare portfolio of photographs from Marilyn Monroe's last sitting is up for grabs to the highest bidder. Freeman's auction house in Philadelphia esti...
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Actors with fake guns bring police with real onesAug 03, 2013 2:02 pm - LOS ANGELES — College filmmakers were using fake guns to shoot a robbery scene at a suburban Los Angeles coffee shop when the movie took a scary twist that wasn’t in the...
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DVD previews: ‘Mud,’ ‘Place Beyond the Pines’Aug 03, 2013 6:25 am - Coming Aug. 6 “Mud” (PG-13, 130 minutes, Lionsgate): In an impressively versatile “Bernie,” “Magic Mike” and “Killer Joe” hat trick, Matthew McConaughey proves that the ...
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Cate Blanchett makes a powerhouse return in 'Jasmine'Aug 02, 2013 1:00 pm - NEW YORK — When Cate Blanchett was last in New York, in between her nightly performances in the acclaimed touring production of “Uncle Vanya,” she would slip uptown, to ...
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‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ gathers an epic castAug 01, 2013 3:03 pm - “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” — G.I. Joe is an action figure created by the Hasbro toy company more than 50 years ago. Director Jon. M. Chu has given us a film with explosions...