Movies
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‘Hunger Games’ fever makes archery cool for kidsApr 22, 2012 6:40 pm - NEW YORK — In schools and backyards, for their birthdays and out with their dads, kids are gaga for archery four weeks into the box office run of “The Hunger Games” and ...
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'Think Like a Man' muscles into box office with $33MApr 22, 2012 6:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The date-night movies “Think Like a Man” and “The Lucky One” finally have knocked “The Hunger Games” off its No. 1 box-office perch. “Think Like a Man,” ba...
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Disney studio chief quits after ‘John Carter’ bombApr 20, 2012 1:26 pm - LOS ANGELES — Disney movie studio boss Rich Ross is stepping down, a month after the family entertainment giant booked a huge loss on the mega-budget sci-fi movie “John ...
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American films to take center stage at CannesApr 19, 2012 9:00 am - PARIS — American movies are taking center stage at the Cannes Film Festival, with a fistful of U.S. films and stars including Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain in the 2012 ...
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Beautiful 'Lady' plods alongApr 19, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'The Lady' The last thing you might expect from super comic-book-inspired action director Luc Besson would be an airless, ponderous, historical drama ...
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Cast bests plot in 'Think Like a Man'Apr 19, 2012 6:00 am - What is essentially a shameless and overlong infomercial for Steve Harvey's dating advice book becomes more tolerable and even enjoyable at times with the help of an att...
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Latest 'Mission Impossible' now on DVDApr 18, 2012 11:00 pm - "Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol" Tom Cruise returns in the fourth film in this high-energy, effects-laden action series. Cruise stars as IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Crui...
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Glen Ellyn native now a movie studio presidentApr 17, 2012 5:30 am - He triumphed in suburban theater. Killed Jason in slasher flicks. Left the business and found God. Then returned and became a movie studio executive. The career path of...
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‘Shrek’ studio joins Wal-Mart disc-to-digital planApr 16, 2012 6:54 am - LOS ANGELES — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the maker of “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda,” is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to help people convert their...
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Disney making ‘Iron Man 3’ with Chinese partnerApr 16, 2012 6:50 am - BEIJING — Walt Disney Co. said Monday it will co-produce its next “Iron Man” movie with a Chinese partner in Hollywood’s latest effort to forge closer ties with China’s ...