Movies
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'Company' doesn't drum up the tension it needsApr 11, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "The Company You Keep" It's no "Three Days of the Condor." Maybe a day and-a-half. Two days tops of Robert Redford's 1975 spy thriller in which h...
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Feel-good '42' steals a base for social justiceApr 11, 2013 4:00 am - "42" is an old-fashioned sports underdog drama that follows the historic, inspirational story of Jackie Robinson, the first black ballplayer to break into the lily-white...
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FDR drama, Cary Grant collection out on DVDApr 10, 2013 11:00 pm - “Hyde Park on Hudson” Bill Murray gives one of his best performances of his career as Franklin D. Roosevelt in this film. It offers a view of the president outside...
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‘Evil Dead’ rises again with $26M box-office stakeApr 08, 2013 7:47 am - LOS ANGELES — Resurrected demons and resurrected dinosaurs are helping to put some life back into the weekend box office. The demonic horror remake “Evil Dead” debuted a...
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Ebert's services set for MondayApr 06, 2013 6:00 pm - The funeral service for film critic Roger Ebert will be held Monday at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. The 10 a.m. service will be open to friends and fans of the belove...
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Music service Rdio launches Vdio for TV, moviesApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video. New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music pla...
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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...