Movies
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'Words' wasted in infantile comedyMar 08, 2012 11:00 am - "A Thousand Words"? I can review this ridiculously bad Eddie Murphy comedy in 500 words. Wait! Make that 350! Murphy plays an over-emoting caricature named Jack McCal...
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Disney's 'John Carter' squanders sense of adventureMar 08, 2012 5:00 am - There's nothing wrong with the epic science-fiction Mars adventure "John Carter" that can't be fixed with a more talented lead actor, sharper direction, a smarter script...
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'Viral Factor' not lacking in actionMar 08, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'The Viral Factor' It's an AMC South Barrington 30 Theaters exclusive! Dante "Wham Bam" Lam's insanely action-packed "The Viral Factor" would be the ...
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Complex issues get short shrift in 'Friends With Kids'Mar 08, 2012 5:00 am - Jennifer Westfeldt seems interested in exploring the complications that come with pondering parenthood with a mix of candor and heart in "Friends With Kids." She touches...
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Screaming fans greet 'Hunger Games' stars at Aurora mallMar 07, 2012 9:00 pm - Team Edward and Team Jacob better watch their backs. Because if it's up to more than 2,000 screaming fans who packed Westfield Fox Valley Mall in Aurora on Wednesday, t...
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Star, camera work provide scary foundation for 'Silent House'Mar 07, 2012 3:00 pm - By Dann Gire Daily Herald film critic dgire@dailyherald.com Any review of the new horror film "Silent House" can't reveal or even suggest what the story is really abo...
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'Poppins' songwriter Sherman dies at 86Mar 06, 2012 1:00 pm - LONDON — How do you sum up the work of songwriter Robert B. Sherman? Try one word: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” The tongue-twisting term, sung by magical nanny ...
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`Lorax’ cleans up at box office with $70.7 millionMar 04, 2012 3:46 pm - LOS ANGELES — “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” raked in all kinds of green, earning $70.7 million in its first weekend to score the biggest box-office debut of the year by far. Th...
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Dr. Seuss finds it easy to be green in 'The Lorax'Mar 02, 2012 5:00 am - Dr. Seuss died in 1991, saving him from the gaudy, big-screen abominations of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000) and "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" (2003). These w...
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Weinstein protests R rating of 'Bully' documentaryMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Fresh off his Oscar glory with “The Artist,” there’s no silence for Harvey Weinstein when it comes to his next film. The famously bellicose producer is prote...