Movies
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‘Hunger Games’ finales set for 2014, 2015 releaseJul 11, 2012 7:48 am - LOS ANGELES — The final book in “The Hunger Games” trilogy is coming to the big-screen in two parts starting in 2014. Lionsgate Films has announced that “The Hunger Game...
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Arlington Hts. still wants movies downtownJul 11, 2012 5:30 am - Arlington Heights village officials refuse to give up on having a movie theater in the space where The Arlington Theaters operated for 12 years before closing Sunday, bu...
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Peter O’Toole retires with ‘dry-eyed farewell’Jul 10, 2012 1:25 pm - LOS ANGELES — Peter O’Toole is retiring from show business, saying he no longer has the heart for it and that it’s time to “chuck in the sponge.” O’Toole, who turns 80 o...
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Spike Lee putting together Michael Jackson docJul 10, 2012 7:36 am - NEW YORK — Spike Lee worked with Michael Jackson and considered him a friend, but the director says even he learned a lot combing through footage of the icon for a plann...
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‘Hunger Games’ adds Oscar-winner Hoffman to castJul 09, 2012 12:01 pm - LOS ANGELES — “The Hunger Games” has bagged an Academy Award winner. Philip Seymour Hoffman, who earned the best-actor Oscar for 2005’s “Capote,” has joined the cast for...
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Arlington Theaters closed; 25 workers cutJul 09, 2012 10:00 am - Arlington Theaters closes because of digital transition; 25 lose jobs
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Christopher Nolan says no to ‘Justice League’ filmJul 09, 2012 7:37 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Now that Christopher Nolan is done with his epic Batman trilogy, the filmmaker has quashed speculation that he might be involved in a “Justice Le...
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Spidey swings back to action with $140M launchJul 09, 2012 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Your new friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has spun himself a $65 million opening weekend and $140 million in his first six days at U.S. theaters. Overseas,...
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Celebrities react via TwitterJul 08, 2012 6:34 pm - “I cannot express my sorrow at the loss of Ernest Borgnine. He was a true Hollywood icon and a dear friend. My prayers go out to the family.” — Actor Joe Mantegna “God b...
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Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine diesJul 08, 2012 4:15 pm - LOS ANGELES — Ernest Borgnine, the screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butche...