Movies
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'Sinister' a disappointing horror tale with a slow fuse, minimal payoffOct 11, 2012 6:00 am - The sorry state of scary movies right now boils down to this: Nothing on the silver screen of late comes close to matching the raw power, raspy inventiveness and sheer t...
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Alex Karras, former NFL lineman, actor, dies at 77Oct 10, 2012 6:17 pm - DETROIT — Alex Karras was a man of many roles. Fearsome NFL defensive lineman. Lovable TV dad. Hilarious big-screen cowboy. And in the end, a dementia victim who blamed ...
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John5’s Top Five horror soundtracksOct 09, 2012 6:00 am - John5’s Top Five horror soundtracks With Halloween right around the corner, Rob Zombie guitarist John5 shared his top five picks for horror-film music to get you through...
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Rob Zombie guitarist John5 explains ‘The Lords of Salem’ scoreOct 09, 2012 6:00 am - Rob Zombie guitarist John5 wanted to write something simple yet scary when he sat down to compose the score for his band leader’s latest horror film, “The Lords of Salem...
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Doc on sports concussions based on Arlington Hts. native's bookOct 09, 2012 5:30 am - A book by Arlington Heights native and concussion expert Chris Nowinski has been made into a documentary film, "Head Games," about the concussion crisis in youth and pro...
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Stevenson graduates have become horror heroesOct 08, 2012 11:00 pm - It started out as just a couple of Stevenson High School students with an amateur website dedicated to the horror movies they loved, like “Halloween” and “Poltergeist.” ...
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Dreaming up Sandman for 'Rise of the Guardians'Oct 08, 2012 4:00 pm - GLENDALE, Calif. - Within the dimly lit halls of DreamWorks Animation, past the character sketches lining the walls, inside the eccentrically decorated cubicles and offi...
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Neeson takes weekend with $50 millionOct 07, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Critics don't like “Taken 2,” but Liam Neeson's action sequel has proved twice the hit among fans as the original movie was. “Taken 2” led the box office w...
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Nurse Ratched actress can't stand 'Cuckoo's Nest'Oct 07, 2012 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. — Louise Fletcher says she can't bear to watch “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” because the Nurse Ratched character she won an Oscar for is so cruel. “I fin...
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Smithsonian to lend Dorothy’s ruby slippers to UKOct 07, 2012 6:14 am - WASHINGTON — Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” are leaving Washington on their first international journey to London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Judy Gar...