Movies
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Illinois film festival to honor Gene HackmanOct 23, 2012 11:41 am - CHARLESTON — Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman’s career will be the focus of the 8evff/ ">Embarras Valley Film Festival;http://castle.eiu.edu/7frasl in Charleston. The fe...
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Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck feted at early film awardsOct 23, 2012 7:50 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Hollywood warmed up for its awards season with a love fest that recognized top actors and directors for films that haven’t been released yet. Rob...
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Suburban native bears down in ‘Ted,’ ‘Veep’Oct 23, 2012 5:30 am - Matt Walsh has an impressive Hollywood resume, with comedic roles in movies like “The Hangover,” “Ted” and “Old School” and on TV shows such as “Veep” and “The Daily Sho...
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Follow 'Mad Men' as season five hits DVDOct 22, 2012 1:00 pm - “Mad Men: Season Five” Winner of four best drama Emmys, “Mad Men” is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed shows in the history of AMC. Fans eagerly awa...
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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...