Movies
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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...
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'Celeste & Jesse' a case of squandered potentialAug 09, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Celeste & Jesse Forever' Here's another romantic comedy (with serious dramatic overtones) where the main cast could be verbally crippled simply b...
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What to do, whom to see at Comic ConAug 08, 2012 10:30 am - It can be hard to decide what to do when planning a trip to the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. The weekend will be jam-packed with panel discussions, autograph signings...
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Stallone skips 'Expendables 2' promotionsAug 08, 2012 8:30 am - LOS ANGELES — The cast of “The Expendables 2” say they're giving co-star and writer Sylvester Stallone space after the death of his son last month. Stallone's 36-year-o...
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Marvin Hamlisch left signature mark on decades of filmsAug 08, 2012 8:23 am - LOS ANGELES — The word “prolific” gets tossed around a lot, but it couldn’t be more appropriate in discussing the work of the late, great Marvin Hamlisch. This is especi...
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Joss Whedon suits up to helm 'Avengers' sequelAug 08, 2012 7:45 am - LOS ANGELES — Joss Whedon has been hired on again as boss of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and their superhero pals for a sequel to “The Avengers.” The news came Tuesd...