Movies
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'ParaNorman' conjures up zombies at Comic-ConJul 13, 2012 3:00 pm - SAN DIEGO — The makers of the animated tale “ParaNorman” like to think of their film in terms of odd combinations. Horror and comedy. John Carpenter meets John Hughes. “...
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10 cool canine movies to get us through dog daysJul 13, 2012 6:00 am - Here we are, stuck in the dog days of summer. What better time to celebrate the best of canine cinema? I realize that in the movie world, the term "dog days of summer"...
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Latest kid-friendly 'Ice Age' sequel plays it safeJul 12, 2012 6:00 am - The animated 3-D comedy "Ice Age: Continental Drift" proves that the fourth time's fairly charmless. Kids, the obvious target audience for this third sequel to 2002's f...
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Chicago-shot 'Drunkboat' a pretentious messJul 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Reel Life mini-review: 'Drunkboat' Bob Meyer's quirky, locally produced, star-packed domestic drama "Drunkboat" has been trying to dock at local theaters for two years ...
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Comic-Con celebrates franchise favoritesJul 11, 2012 9:00 am - LOS ANGELES — This week's Comic-Con pop-cultural extravaganza in San Diego may not be as cutting-edge cool as you think. Several of the festival's franchise favorites a...
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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...