Movies
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`Underworld’ sinks teeth into box office with $25MJan 21, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Kate Beckinsale is back with a vengeance, with her latest “Underworld” movie opening at No. 1 this weekend. “Underworld Awakening” made an estimated $25.4,...
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Wheeling to get first Marco's Pizza in IllinoisJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - A new pizzeria likely is coming to Wheeling, and consumers might be able to order a new side dish with their dinner — a movie rental. As part of a new partnership, Marco...
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4 films open Sundance FestivalJan 19, 2012 10:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah — A fresh dusting of snow over Park City heralded the opening of the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday. For 11 days every January, Sundance becomes the ...
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Soderbergh fires up action genre with 'Haywire'Jan 19, 2012 5:00 am - "Haywire" begins in a quaint and quiet diner with a couple involved in what sounds like a mundane business discussion when BAM! They abruptly EXPLODE! into a violent co...
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Implausible 9/11 drama 'Extremely' exploitiveJan 19, 2012 5:00 am - Practically every scene in Stephen Daldry's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" exploits the sadness, anger, guilt, loss and confusion that young Oskar Schell (Thomas Ho...
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'Woman in Black' poster a poor ployJan 18, 2012 10:00 pm - The woman in bleck? While hanging out at the South Barrington Theaters last weekend, I came upon one of the scariest one-sheets (posters) I've seen since 1979's “Al...
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Well-meaning 'Red Tails' misses the markJan 18, 2012 10:00 pm - In "Red Tails," the famed Tuskegee Airmen get the John Wayne-style heroic rendering they very much deserve, but in a hackneyed and weirdly context-less story that does t...
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Sundance time: Indie film world gathers in UtahJan 18, 2012 10:30 am - PARK CITY, Utah — Independent films that may have been years in the making get their first audiences at this week's Sundance Film Festival. That could also mean careers ...
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Everybody's streaming Netflix, but what next?Jan 17, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Netflix's streaming-video audience of more than 20 million subscribers has led many to label it a kind of digital TV network, and one that may grow into an HB...
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Judge says Lindsay Lohan on track to finish probation by end of MarchJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan received her second favorable probation report in a row and a judge told the actress that she appears to be on track to complete a strict pro...