Movies
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'Tree of Life' wins 4 Chicago Film Critics AwardsDec 29, 2011 5:00 am - WLS radio hosts Richard Roeper and Roe Conn will host the 23rd annual Chicago Film Critics Awards on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place in ...
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To land Lisbeth, Rooney Mara needed her toughnessDec 28, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — It took Rooney Mara two and a half months and five screen tests to land the sought-after role of Lisbeth Salander. The competition for the fierce heroine of ...
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Did Cheeta from 1930s Tarzan flicks die -- again?Dec 28, 2011 10:00 pm - PALM HARBOR, Fla. — A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheeta, the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s, has died at 80. But other accounts call that...
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U.S. film registry adding 'Bambi,' 'Forrest Gump'Dec 28, 2011 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — Forrest Gump's oft-imitated line, “My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get' “ will be immortalized am...
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Oscar voters: Your ballots are in the mailDec 28, 2011 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Academy Awards season is officially on. Nominations ballots for the 84th Oscar show have just gone in the mail. Oscar organizers mailed ballots Tuesday to ...
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‘Mission’ accomplishes box-office winDec 26, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Hollywood has picked up a little Christmas bonus. Studios generally underestimated the size of their movie audiences over the weekend, and they’re now revi...
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Cameron Crowe re-energized by new projectsDec 23, 2011 1:30 pm - NEW YORK — Fresh off an inspired writing session, Cameron Crowe is pulsing with enthusiasm. He spent the previous night sitting outside New York's Plaza Hotel, a spot t...
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00-who? Daniel Craig excels away from BondDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The time off from James Bond has been very good to Daniel Craig. In the three years since the release of “Quantum of Solace,” Craig has made his Broadway deb...
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The suburbs figured prominently into 2011's entertainmentDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - 2011 was the year the suburbs had starring roles in a couple of scary movies, an actress from Plainfield gave a shout out to her hometown while accepting her Emmy and a ...
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'Tintin' an adventure for Spielberg, JacksonDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - SAN DIEGO — Steven Spielberg hopes he's the typical American when it comes to Tintin: the filmmaker had never heard of the guy, but once he got acquainted, they became f...