Movies
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Cruise returning to Pittsburgh for movie premiereDec 18, 2012 7:37 am - PITTSBURGH — Tom Cruise is heading to Pittsburgh for a scaled-down screening of his new action movie, “Jack Reacher,” after it was postponed over the weekend because of ...
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School shooting compels entertainment changesDec 18, 2012 6:39 am - NEW YORK — The Connecticut school shooting rampage compelled Hollywood to air disclaimers before violent television shows, swap some programs for others, cancel film ope...
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Elmhurst's Celozzi driven to Hollywood successDec 17, 2012 10:00 pm - Nick Celozzi had a dream that his son, Nick Celozzi II, would go to law school. But no. Young Celozzi wanted to go to Hollywood and become a movie star. "My parents we...
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‘Indiana Jones’ package mystery solved in ChicagoDec 17, 2012 3:16 pm - The University of Chicago has determined the source of a mystery package that the school received addressed to movie hero Indiana Jones. The school received a replica of...
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‘Hobbit’ tally of $84.8 million propels studios’ recordDec 17, 2012 5:11 am - “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” part one of a 3-D trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, generated $84.8 million in weekend sales at U.S. and Canadian cinemas, pr...
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‘Hobbit’ sets December box office recordDec 16, 2012 8:02 pm - NEW YORK — Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous “Lord of the Rings” film...
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Hollywood responds to deadly school shootingDec 16, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Hollywood has responded to the rampage at a Connecticut elementary school by pulling back on its offerings, and one star says the entertainment industry shoul...
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66 years later, ‘Zuzu’ still living a wonderful lifeDec 15, 2012 1:55 pm - For Karolyn Grimes, visiting Naperville in late December has become about as traditional as egg nog and mistletoe. Grimes — who most people know as Zuzu Bailey, the 6-ye...
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DVD previewsDec 15, 2012 10:02 am - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:The Washington Post Dec. 18 “Total Recall” (PG-13, 118 minutes, Sony): Try to erase from your mind the first “Total Recall,” that campy,...
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The decision to cast Tom Cruise as Jack ReacherDec 15, 2012 4:00 am - Tom Cruise? Really? That's the question that Lee Child, author of the popular Jack Reacher thriller novel series, has been fielding for the past year about the casting ...