Movies
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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...
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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...