Movies
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DVD previews: ‘Hyde Park on the Hudson’Apr 06, 2013 5:58 am - Coming April 9 “Hyde Park on the Hudson” (R, 95 minutes, Universal): Choosing Bill Murray to play Franklin D. Roosevelt makes an inspired choice, his combination of nat...
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Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez expecting a babyApr 05, 2013 4:42 pm - LOS ANGELES — Halle Berry is pregnant. A representative for the 46-year-old actress confirms that Berry and her fiance, Olivier Martinez, are expecting their first child...
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Ebert kept strong link to U of I, Daily IlliniApr 04, 2013 5:12 pm - Roger Ebert never forgot his alma mater, the University of Illinois. The famed film critic was one of the most visible alumni of the school and made large donations. Tha...
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Gire laments loss of 'titan,' friend Roger EbertApr 04, 2013 5:00 pm - Chicago has lost a titan. I have lost a colleague and a friend. Today, as it must to all men, death came to Roger Ebert. The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic of the...
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Obama, Oprah, stars react to Ebert's deathApr 04, 2013 5:00 pm - Reaction to news of Roger Ebert's death at age 70 came from all corners of the world Thursday, including the Illinois governor's office and the White House. A sampling: ...
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Harper showing documentary on Cultural RevolutionApr 04, 2013 4:28 pm - Growing up during China’s Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, Jian Ping witnessed her family’s fall from status with the Communist regime, enduring public humili...
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Emanuel, Quinn praise late film critic Roger EbertApr 04, 2013 4:22 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is praising famed film critic Roger Ebert for his contributions to the motion picture industry as well as to the city. After learning that th...
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Ebert was first film critic to win PulitzerApr 04, 2013 4:12 pm - Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize- winning film critic famous for his thumbs-up, thumbs-down method of judging movies, has died. He was 70. He died Thursday in Chicago fol...
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Images: Roger Ebert Through the YearsApr 04, 2013 3:00 pm - ...
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Bible miniseries unfolds on DVDApr 04, 2013 2:00 pm - “The Bible: The Epic Miniseries” Producer Mark Burnett and his wife Roma Downey have put together a terrific 10-part miniseries that premiered on the History Channe...