Movies
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Mindless, macho action propels 'G.I. Joe'Mar 28, 2013 6:00 am - If a big, dumb action movie knows it's a big, dumb action movie and revels in that fact, is that preferable to a big, dumb action movie making the mistake of thinking it...
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English-language 'Poppy Hill' carries on Ghibli traditionMar 28, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "From Up on Poppy Hill" Goro Miyazaki's "From Up on Poppy Hill" lacks a bit of the magic of the works of his famous filmmaking father Hayao Miyaz...
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'Sapphires' sparkles with energy, music and sisterhoodMar 28, 2013 6:00 am - "The Sapphires" possesses a real power, call it passion if you will, that radiates out of every frame in Wayne Blair's energizing, nostalgia-stuffed Vietnam-era musical ...
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Harrison Ford not ready to talk ‘Star Wars’ sequelsMar 27, 2013 8:26 am - LOS ANGELES — Harrison Ford isn’t ready — “yet” — to talk about his reported part in Disney’s planned “Star Wars” sequel, but he praises its director, J.J. Abrams. “I th...
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Lombard filmmaker turned to skateboarding worldMar 26, 2013 5:15 am - During jury duty, filmmaker Brett Novak had an epiphany. The Lombard native was enjoying a thriving career as a visual special effects director and producer. He worked ...
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‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ ‘Les Mis’ available on DVDMar 25, 2013 2:54 pm - “Zero Dark Thirty” Director Kathryn Bigelow. who helmed the Oscar-winning “The Hurt Locker,” has another winner with this intense, terrific film about the hunt for Osama...
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‘The Croods’ catches fire with $44.7M openingMar 24, 2013 5:03 pm - LOS ANGELES — The caveman comedy “The Croods” left an indelible mark on the wall, opening at No. 1 with $44.7 million, according to Sunday studio estimates. The 3-D adve...
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Podcasts talk in your ear through entire movieMar 23, 2013 7:24 am - Last fall, as the science-fiction thriller “Looper” was building up steam in theaters, it wasn’t surprising to see fans lining up to see it a second time — the better to...
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DVD previews: 'Lincoln,' 'Killing Them Softly'Mar 23, 2013 5:45 am - Coming March 26 “Lincoln” (PG-13, 149 minutes, DreamWorks/Disney): A peculiar, powerful alchemy takes hold in Steven Spielberg's masterful portrait of the 16th ...
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Ebertfest lineup includes Jack Black, ‘Bernie’Mar 22, 2013 11:50 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Jack Black and filmmaker Richard Linklater will headline this year’s Roger Ebert Film Festival in Champaign. Black starred in Linklater’s “Bernie.” The...