Movies
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Arlington Heights native: Movie producing 'beats working for a living'Sep 03, 2013 5:15 am - Colin Ebeling swears that he and his buddy Henry Saine disdain violence. "We're the least violent people you could ever meet," the Arlington Heights native said. "We're...
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Emboldened, Rebecca Hall moves toward center stageSep 02, 2013 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Rebecca Hall is confidently stepping toward center stage. This year, there was her snappy, unapologetic Sylvia in the Tom Stoppard HBO miniseries “Parade's E...
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New Polish movie honors Lech WalesaSep 02, 2013 11:00 pm - WARSAW, Poland — Solidarity leader Lech Walesa has largely fallen from grace in the eyes of his Polish countrymen. Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrzej Wajda says he wants to...
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Leads cast in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movieSep 02, 2013 2:47 pm - NEW YORK — The big-screen adaptation of E L James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” has cast its lead roles. Charlie Hunnam will play the 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey, ...
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‘One Direction’ caps record summer box officeSep 02, 2013 8:37 am - “One Direction: This Is Us,” the concert documentary on the British boy band, led the box office at U.S. and Canadian theaters over the Labor Day weekend, capping a reco...
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Paula Patton, Robin Thicke have clear lines on jealousy, workSep 02, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Paula Patton is having the best summer ever. Professionally, the 37-year-old actress is busy promoting the romantic comedy “Baggage Claim,” which opens Se...
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Des Plaines man’s magic the trick to living with disabilitiesSep 01, 2013 7:30 am - Confident that he’s on a roll, Trent Rivas smiles broadly as his magic card trick enthralls his small audience. The crisp shuffling, the precise cuts and the counting co...
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Fall films ready to turn seriousSep 01, 2013 6:34 am - NEW YORK — Tom Hanks didn’t know where the cameras were. “Captain Phillips,” a based-on-a-true-story tale about a cargo ship taken by Somali pirates, was Hanks’ first ti...
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Hong Kong director has a hit with ‘The Grandmaster’Sep 01, 2013 5:57 am - LOS ANGELES — Wong Kar-wai swears he’s seen people fly. The acclaimed Hong Kong director crossed China meeting 100 kung fu masters as research for “The Grandmaster,” hi...
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DVD previews: ‘Now You See Me,’ ‘Iceman’Aug 31, 2013 6:52 am - Coming Sept. 3 “Now You See Me” (PG-13, 116 minutes, Lionsgate): If there was an instruction manual for heist movies, the directions would include amusing the audience ...