Movies
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Olympics inspire list of Queen Elizabeth II moviesAug 03, 2012 6:00 am - Queen Elizabeth II became an unofficial Bond girl last Friday after parachuting out of a helicopter with Daniel Craig during the lavish opening ceremony of the 2012 Summ...
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Owners shocked as Catlow theater reaches $100,000 goal in 7 daysAug 02, 2012 11:48 am - The owners of The Catlow theater in Barrington weren’t sure 60 days would be enough to raise the $100,000 needed to allow the 85-year-old landmark to survive Hollywood’s...
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'Never Sorry' paints nuanced portrait of dissident artistAug 02, 2012 6:00 am - YouTube The movie poster for Alison Klayman's documentary on China's most infamous artist, political dissident and social networking madman sums it all up: it's a pictur...
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Guilty-pleasure 'Versailles' takes somber turnAug 02, 2012 6:00 am - The documentary "The Queen of Versailles" begins life as a juicy guilty pleasure, allowing us to gawk and cluck at the nouveau-riche ostentation of an elderly time-share...
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Action fast and furious in 'Total Recall' remakeAug 02, 2012 6:00 am - Movies, it seems, just keep getting more expensive and more violent. And that definitely goes for "Total Recall," a remake of the 1990 sci-fi slam-banger in which Colin ...
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McConaughey, 'Killer Joe' embrace pulpy noirAug 02, 2012 6:00 am - Matthew McConaughey has enjoyed a bit of a reinvention over the past year or so, casting aside eager-to-please roles in forgettable romantic comedies for dark, serious w...
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'Babymakers' delivers so-so gags, no heartAug 02, 2012 6:00 am - "The Babymakers" is the kind of comedy that makes you appreciate Judd Apatow all the more. This is what happens when emotion and character are sacrificed for jokes, whe...
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Supporters helping Barrington's Catlow theater surviveAug 01, 2012 11:00 pm - In less than a week, residents raise $80,791 of $100,000 needed
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Third 'Wimpy' less wimpy than lastAug 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Maybe it has to do with the lowered expectations surrounding something with “Dog Days” in its title being released during a traditionally less stellar time in the movieg...
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Naperville man makes 'Karate Kid' dreams a realityJul 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Blame "The Karate Kid." Matt Mullins remembers watching the Oscar-nominated 1984 movie as a youngster and being profoundly impressed by the way a young Ralph Macchio le...