Movies
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Chicago's Michael Shannon a cool standout in 'Iceman'May 16, 2013 5:00 am - In Ariel Vromen's fact-based crime drama "The Iceman," Chicago actor Michael Shannon takes his straightforward role as a mob hitman and transforms it into a powerful, ca...
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Star Cinema Grill opens next month in Arlington Hts.May 15, 2013 10:46 am - Construction crews are working around the clock to get Star Cinema Grill, a new dine-in movie theater in downtown Arlington Heights, ready to open next month. The theate...
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‘Gatsby’ opens Cannes Film FestivalMay 15, 2013 7:56 am - CANNES, France — The Cannes Film Festival got under way with a blockbuster day of Steven Spielberg and Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby.” The French Riviera extravaganza...
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Villain and visuals aside, 'Star Trek' sequel sets predictable courseMay 14, 2013 3:00 pm - "Star Trek Into Darkness" is like fan-boy fiction on a $185 million budget. It's reverential, it's faithful, it's steeped in "Trek" mythology. It's also an excessively ...
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J.J. Abrams boldly going from ‘Trek’ to ‘Star Wars’May 14, 2013 7:29 am - LONDON — J.J. Abrams is master of one universe — and he’s about to try conquering another. The director who rebooted “Star Trek” for a new generation, sending the USS En...
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Cannes ready to host film worldMay 13, 2013 1:30 pm - For even those most accustomed to the frenzy of celebrity, the Cannes Film Festival can be a disorienting experience. For 12 days every year, the French Rivera resort t...
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‘Gatsby’ gives ‘Iron Man 3’ a run for its moneyMay 12, 2013 5:35 pm - LOS ANGELES — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio’s “The Great Gatsby” partied like it was the Roaring ‘20s with a $5...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald dead, but not forgottenMay 12, 2013 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Has-beens in Hollywood usually stay that way. Yet one writer who died there nearly forgotten 73 years ago had one of the most remarkable posthumous revival...
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Lucasfilm: New ‘Star Wars’ movie to be shot in UKMay 11, 2013 5:16 pm - LONDON — The next “Star Wars” movie will be shot in a galaxy far, far away from Hollywood — Britain. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy says the company has reached a ...
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DVD previews: ‘Cloud Atlas,’ ‘Texas Chainsaw’May 11, 2013 4:40 am - Coming May 14 “Cloud Atlas” (R, 172 minutes, Warner): At its simplest, “Cloud Atlas” tells the interlocking stories of several characters over a 500-year span. How these...