Movies
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Fonda not taking Cannes glam attention seriouslyJun 08, 2012 9:00 am - NEW YORK — Don't get Jane Fonda wrong. The 74-year-old actress got a thrill when she wowed the fashion crowd at France's Cannes Film Festival in a form-fitting, two-tone...
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Studio Movie Grill in Wheaton opens FridayJun 07, 2012 3:00 pm - Forget the popcorn. Fresh fruit, Thai salads — even a selection of wines — are some of the staples available to moviegoers at the new Studio Movie Grill opening Friday i...
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Sappy script makes for pat, predictable 'Peace'Jun 07, 2012 6:00 am - In theory, the idea of Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener and Elizabeth Olsen playing three generations of women in the same family should be delightful, or at least well-acte...
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Witty 'Madagascar 3' the best of the bunchJun 07, 2012 6:00 am - It's the Madagascariest movie ever! "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" marks one of those rare Hollywood sequels actually better than the two previous installments in...
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Taking a stand against 'Greater Glory'Jun 07, 2012 6:00 am - 'Glory' a great film? This just in from a reader about my ★ ½ review of Dean Wright's bloated, repetitious, jingoistic, bombastic, platitudinous, manipulative Mexican h...
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'Prometheus' delivers breathtaking visuals, convoluted plotJun 07, 2012 6:00 am - Ridley Scott's science-fiction thriller "Prometheus" pits two popular publications against each other: the Holy Bible and "Chariots of the Gods," Erich von Daniken's 196...
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From here to Mars, Bradbury's legacy enduresJun 07, 2012 5:30 am - A prolific and versatile writer whose career spanned many genres and seven decades, Waukegan-born Ray Bradbury is remembered as an author who brought science fiction and...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: Riverfest, beer, WWII remembrance and a new theaterJun 06, 2012 12:41 pm - Riverfest, beer, World War II remembrances and a new theater are among this weeks selections by Sean Stangland and Richard Battin for The Suburbs This Weekend. The 30th ...
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'Snow White' puts bite on box office with $56.3MJun 03, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — “Snow White & the Huntsman” turned out to be a fairer box-office beauty than Hollywood anticipated. According to studio estimates Sunday, Universal Picture...
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‘The Hunger Games’ tops MTV Movie AwardsJun 03, 2012 10:53 pm - LOS ANGELES — The fan votes — not just the odds — were in “The Hunger Games” favor at the MTV Movie Awards. The dystopian survival saga escaped from Sunday’s 21st annual...