Movies
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You betcha: Fargo awaits TV version of hit movieOct 21, 2012 12:28 pm - FARGO, N.D. — Ask folks in Fargo what they first thought about the 1996 movie that made their city famous, and some will tell you they were not fans. Some residents init...
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Box-office activity slows for ‘Paranormal’ sequelOct 21, 2012 11:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Scary movie fans are still into “Paranormal Activity,” though the horror franchise looks as though it’s starting to run out of steam at the box office. Acc...
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Canine star of 'The Artist' visits Elgin, NapervilleOct 21, 2012 9:00 am - While his long days on movie sets are over, retired canine actor Uggie is still in the spotlight, touring with his new book, “Uggie: My Story,” “as barked to Wendy Holde...
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New exhibition celebrates Katharine Hepburn as a fashion iconOct 20, 2012 5:20 am - NEW YORK — A new exhibition is hailing the fashion sense of Katharine Hepburn, whose trademark khakis and open-collar shirts were decidedly unconventional in the 1930s a...
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Beyoncé’s top 5 film performancesOct 20, 2012 5:16 am - LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé will be the halftime performer at next year’s Super Bowl, we learned this week when the AP broke the news. This got me thinking about the multitale...
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007 not stirred by 3-D, no plans for 3-D BondOct 19, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Celebrating his 50th birthday, James Bond has been learning some new tricks — but 3-D isn't one of them. Producers of the spy franchise say they have no inte...
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'Smashed' side-steps deeper truths of addictionOct 18, 2012 6:00 am - The title "Smashed" refers not so much to the nearly perpetual state of inebriation that a young husband and wife put themselves in but rather to the way the wife finds ...
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Tyler Perry takes on 'Alex Cross' in miscast, morally dodgy thrillerOct 18, 2012 6:00 am - Call this movie a "Cross" unbearable. Miscast, poorly directed, morally dodgy and emotionally chintzy, "Alex Cross" tries to buff up James Patterson's police detective ...
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Recycled plot haunts 'Paranormal Activity 4'Oct 18, 2012 6:00 am - Mockumentary filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman ("Catfish") know a thing or two about misdirecting an audience, as they proved with 2011's "Paranormal Activity 3....
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'Easy Money' a crackling cautionary taleOct 18, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Easy Money' Daniel Espinoza's crime thriller "Easy Money" has already topped the box office in its native Sweden and, according to Variety, will...