Movies
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Strong performance drives tragic 'Fruitvale Station'Jul 18, 2013 5:00 am - "Fruitvale Station" is more than the dramatization of an obituary. It's about empathy. In recounting (and slightly fictionalizing) the final day of 22-year-old Oscar Gr...
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'Red 2' bigger, dumber than originalJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - "I didn't see that coming!" the uber-villain in "Red 2" mutters just before he/she meets his/her "surprise" demise. Except that most viewers who watch comic action movi...
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Kristen flips her Wiig in dismal 'Girl Most Likely'Jul 18, 2013 5:00 am - With her comedic instincts, impeccable timing and hilarious deadpan reactions, Kristen Wiig should be the "Girl Most Likely" to save this dismal, heavy-handed domestic c...
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Does juiced ‘Turbo’ send the wrong message?Jul 17, 2013 5:35 am - “The sooner you accept the dull, miserable nature of your existence, the happier you’ll be,” worldly-wise snail Chet (Paul Giamatti) advises his younger brother Turbo (R...
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Bruce Boxleitner's acting career started at Prospect HighJul 16, 2013 5:30 am - Bruce Boxleitner had some down time while working on the Vancouver set of the Hallmark Channel's first TV series production, "Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove." So the Pros...
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Jay Chou unafraid to spend money on ‘Rooftop’Jul 15, 2013 5:01 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan — Jay Chou wasn’t afraid to spend money to make his new film, “The Rooftop,” into a work of art. Nor is the Taiwanese superstar afraid of addressing criti...
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Halle Berry ties knot in FranceJul 14, 2013 5:09 pm - PARIS — Halle Berry married her fiancé, French actor Olivier Martinez, in a weekend ceremony in a village church where princes are buried in France’s Burgundy region. Th...
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‘Despicable Me 2’ holds top spotJul 14, 2013 5:06 pm - LOS ANGELES — Universal’s minions ran away with the box office for the second week in a row. With $44.8 million in domestic ticket sales Friday through Sunday, the anima...
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Suburban homes wanted for TV, film projectsJul 14, 2013 8:00 am - Last summer, there was snow on the ground at Terri Dieter's home in Naperville. With help from Chicago location scout Kate Levinson, Kmart chose Dieter's Jefferson Estat...
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DVD previews: ‘42,’ ‘Bullet to the Head’Jul 13, 2013 5:40 am - Here’s a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, July 16: “42” (PG-13, 127 minutes, Warner): Brian Helgeland has succeeded in “42,” a soaring portrayal of Jackie Robinson’s ent...