Movies
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Bartlett native, Elgin High grad plays big role in ESPN filmAug 16, 2012 9:00 am - If the name Ryan Suffern sounds familiar, you might have gone to school with him in Bartlett. Or read our November "From Suburbs to Showbiz" profile, charting how the El...
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Filmmakers enjoyed 'magical' moments making 'ParaNorman'Aug 16, 2012 6:00 am - 'ParaNorman' Chris Butler and Sam Fell are the two directors of Focus Features' new stop-motion animated horror comedy "ParaNorman," opening at theaters this weekend. T...
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'Expendables 2' fleet-footed and engagingAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - Without wasting any time on setup, "The Expendables 2" dispatches Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his team of hard-bitten mercenaries on a clandestine mission to ex...
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‘Expendables 2’ dedicated to memory of stuntmanAug 15, 2012 10:15 am - LOS ANGELES — The veteran action stars of “The Expendables 2” say a stuntman’s on-set death served as a reminder of the danger behind building big-screen thrills. Sylve...
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It's an 'Odd Life,' but not so wonderfulAug 14, 2012 11:00 pm - "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" struggles to be an endearing, life-changing Capraesque tale, something like "It's the Wonderful Odd Life of Timothy Green." I tried very ...
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Batman gets bumped from No. 1 box office spotAug 11, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — “The Dark Knight Rises” has finally fallen out of first-place at the weekend box office. Jeremy Renner’s action tale “The Bourne Legacy” took over as the N...
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Mel Stuart, director of ‘Willy Wonka,’ dies at 83Aug 10, 2012 3:30 pm - NEW YORK — Mel Stuart, an award-winning documentarian who also directed “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” has died. He was 83. His daughter, Madeline Stuart, said h...
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Comedians pair up for political comedyAug 10, 2012 6:00 am - "The Campaign" is a broad comedy made from broad intentions: Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis simply wanted to make a movie together. In the film, they play two North ...
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'Star Wars' stunt guru to teach lightsaber moves at conventionAug 10, 2012 6:00 am - Nick Gillard loves it when he can get people to jump off a building. Gillard is a longtime stunt coordinator for the movies. His job is to make actors do things they nev...
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Suburban radio man brings 'Star Wars' love to Rosemont comic conventionAug 09, 2012 6:00 am - A long time ago, in a suburb not that far away, Jimmy “Mac” McInerney first saw the movie that would become a lifelong obsession. McInerney, a veteran Chicago radio prof...