Movies
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‘Resident Evil’ is No. 1, but ‘The Master’ smashes recordsSep 16, 2012 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Paul Thomas Anderson’s cult drama “The Master” commanded a huge following in its opening weekend, smashing records on just a handful of screens. The Weinst...
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'Snow White & The Huntsman' now on DVDSep 13, 2012 2:00 pm - “Snow White & The Huntsman” This dark, exciting retelling of the classic tale features lots of special effects and outstanding cinematography. Charlize Theron is th...
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Local horror film back at Charlestowne 18 TheatreSep 13, 2012 9:00 am - The locally-made horror film "Munger Road" will be returning to the Charlestowne 18 in St. Charles just in time for the Halloween season. "Munger Road" will open Sept. 2...
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'Arbitrage' a slickly produced, morally messy thrillerSep 13, 2012 6:00 am - Finally, somebody made a sequel to Garry Marshall's hit romantic comedy "Pretty Woman." Except that Nicholas Jarecki's "Arbitrage" isn't very romantic, has no comedy and...
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Does '2016' live up to all the hype?Sep 13, 2012 6:00 am - Whose America is it? Joyce Petersen of Des Plaines writes: "Is it because of the huge crowds at the theaters to see '2016 Obama's America' that Dann Gire hasn't been abl...
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Faith, freedom and family merge in hokey 'Last Ounce'Sep 13, 2012 6:00 am - The principal message in the overt message movie "Last Ounce of Courage" - that religious freedom belongs to all Americans, including Christians - would hold more univer...
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Kathy Bates recovering from double mastectomySep 12, 2012 4:34 pm - NEW YORK — Kathy Bates says she is recovering from a double mastectomy. The Oscar-winning actress tweeted on Wednesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer two mont...
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S. Barrington man builds career on radio's Golden AgeSep 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Carl Amari wasn't alive when the Golden Age of Radio dominated the airwaves, but as a kid growing up in Schiller Park in the 1970s, he was obsessed with old-time radio s...
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‘Lawless,’ ‘Words’ fail to sway moviegoersSep 09, 2012 4:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — “The Possession” occupied the top spot at a nearly comatose box office. The fright flick with Kyra Sedgwick and Jeffrey Dean Morgan playing the parents of ...
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Johnny Depp shares 'ink' with Damien EcholsSep 09, 2012 10:00 am - TORONTO — The man Johnny Depp helped release from Arkansas' death row has become like a brother to him, right down to getting matching tattoos. “We have some,” Depp said...