Movies
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James Spader cast as ‘Avengers’ villainAug 29, 2013 5:19 pm - NEW YORK — The “Avengers” sequel has its villain. Marvel announced Thursday that James Spader will play Ultron in its “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” In the comics, the char...
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Fitzgerald, Luhrmann a good pairing for 'Gatsby,' now on DVDAug 29, 2013 3:00 pm - “The Great Gatsby” — For many years, F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel “The Great Gatsby” was a staple of high school literature classes. Director Baz Luhrmann, known...
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‘Ain’t’ it arty? Pretense robs outlaw tale of natural charmAug 29, 2013 6:00 am - The outlaw romance “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” is a lyrical, sepia-toned folk tale, awash in 1970s filmmaking and the kind of stylized folksiness that hipsters will drool...
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Action-packed 'Getaway' racing to DumbvilleAug 29, 2013 6:00 am - In "Getaway," the dumbest action movie of the millennium so far, the Bulgarian cops drive on populated sidewalks, down stairways and across public parks before ramming i...
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'Saturday Morning Massacre' plain sillyAug 29, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Saturday Morning Massacre' Or it might be titled "Saturday Morning Mystery." I've seen both titles used, and the "Massacre" one is much more acc...
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Spurlock in wrong direction with 1D docAug 29, 2013 6:00 am - The 1980s had New Kids on the Block; the '90s had the Backstreet Boys; and now boy bands are resurgent again with British group-of-the-moment One Direction, currently a ...
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Elgin man’s documentary on dyslexia debuts SaturdayAug 28, 2013 1:45 pm - An Elgin resident was inspired by his son’s story to make a documentary to raise awareness about dyslexia and push for policy changes. “Embracing Dyslexia,” which filmma...
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'Circuit' an intelligent, creepy, paranoia thrillerAug 27, 2013 12:00 pm - We're all being watched. All the time. That's a key message of "Closed Circuit," an entertaining and well-crafted if not overly heart-stopping British conspiracy thril...
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‘Star Wars’ cinematographer Gilbert Taylor diesAug 27, 2013 8:36 am - LONDON — Gilbert Taylor was a master of black and white and a master of different universes. Taylor, the influential “Star Wars” cinematographer who worked on a number o...
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Suburban native to produce new John Wayne Gacy movieAug 27, 2013 5:30 am - They haven't yet cast actors to play serial killer John Wayne Gacy and his attorney, Sam Amirante, in the feature film being made about the two. Names like Philip Seym...