Movies
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007 exhibition looks at screen spy as style iconJul 05, 2012 9:35 pm - LONDON — If there’s one thing James Bond has taught us it’s that behind every great spy is a great tailor. A new exhibition at London’s Barbican Centre explores the styl...
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'Beasts' an impressive work of imagination that plays like a documentaryJul 05, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Benh Zeitlin's imaginative feature debut “Beasts of the Southern Wild” creates an entire world out of muck, wat...
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'Savages' a return to Oliver Stone's violent sideJul 05, 2012 6:00 am - "Just because I'm telling you this story doesn't mean I'm alive at the end of it," O tells us at the beginning of Oliver Stone's chaotic, violent and sexy drug cartel th...
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Inspirational 'Part of Me' much more than a routine concert movieJul 04, 2012 6:00 am - Think this is just another concert movie about a pop diva? Not even close. "Katy Perry: Part of Me" could be the world's most entertaining motivational speech, an optim...
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Dann Gire meets Griffith in airport lineJul 03, 2012 1:09 pm - During the late 90s, I was standing in line to board an American Airlines jet at Los Angeles International Airport when a tall guy in front of me caught my eye. There wa...
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'Ted' outstrips 'Mike' in big box-office weekendJul 02, 2012 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — It's both a bear and bull market for Hollywood. The bear is “Ted,” Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane's comedy for Universal Pictures about a talking teddy ...
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What if other Founding Fathers were vampire hunters?Jul 01, 2012 5:40 am - It makes sense that Abraham Lincoln, known for his youthful rail-splitting abilities, would be a top pick to take on vampires, as he does in “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hu...
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Growing Up With Nora EphronJun 30, 2012 8:00 am - When I was in high school in the 1970s, I would steal my parents' copy of Esquire before they could get it, turn to the table of contents, and reconfirm my fervent desir...
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Comic: The V word never fails to get gigglesJun 30, 2012 7:10 am - NEW YORK — Kayt Sukel, an author who writes about neuroscience and sexuality, has given lectures around the country on the issue. And there’s one word, she finds, that n...
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Antioch, McHenry movie theaters raise money for socks for soldiersJun 29, 2012 7:22 pm - Antioch and McHenry downtown theaters are supporting troops with a Fox Socks For Soldiers raffle, which ends July 4. Theater patrons can purchase $1 raffle tickets or 6 ...