Movies
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Disney unlikely to change ‘Star Wars’ brandOct 31, 2012 5:01 pm - LOS ANGELES — Naysayers would have you believe Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future “Star Wars” mo...
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Disney buying Lucasfilm for $4.05 billionOct 30, 2012 3:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — A decade since George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy under new ownership is destined for theaters after The Walt Disn...
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Harper film contest based on ‘The Help’Oct 30, 2012 2:34 pm - Northwest suburban residents are encouraged to put on their director’s hat for a communitywide Harper College film competition, inspired by The New York Times best-selle...
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From 'Svengoolie' to Showtime: A filmmaker's journeyOct 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights native writes Adam Rifkin writing new Showtime series
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100 years on, still wild about TarzanOct 29, 2012 6:00 am - When historical novelist Robin Maxwell was looking for a book idea a couple of years ago, her husband asked who her new “literary lovers” would be. “‘Tarzan and Jane!’ j...
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'Argo' finally tops box office with $12.4 millionOct 28, 2012 4:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — It took three weeks, but “Argo” finally found its way to the top of the box office. The Warner Bros. thriller from director and star Ben Affleck, inspired ...
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Buffalo Grove Theater raising funds to avoid closureOct 27, 2012 8:00 am - Another local movie theater may well fall victim to what could be dubbed the digital disease unless a fundraiser just getting started provides the cure. The Buffalo Grov...
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After a half century, 007 still shaking up audiences and stirring passionsOct 26, 2012 6:00 am - The first James Bond movie hit theaters 50 years ago this month, and its impact has been sending tsunami-size ripples through entertainment and culture ever since. "Dr....
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'Fun Size' crude crassness passed off as kids' comedyOct 25, 2012 6:00 am - "This is bad, April!" Wren shouts. "This is very bad!" Believe her. Nickelodeon's Halloween comedy "Fun Size" could have gone one of two ways. It might have been a ch...
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Surfing biopic waters down tragic real-life storyOct 25, 2012 6:00 am - "Chasing Mavericks" started out with Curtis Hanson, Oscar-winning director of "L.A. Confidential," in the director's chair, until he reportedly became ill and was replac...