Movies
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Ebert says show in danger of being canceledNov 06, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — Famed film critic Roger Ebert is telling his readers that he may have to cancel his television show “Ebert Presents: At the Movies” unless someone steps up and...
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3-D proved a challenge for 'Harold & Kumar'Nov 03, 2011 11:00 pm - John Cho and Kal Penn have starred in two "Harold & Kumar" hit comedies. They went to White Castle in 2004. They escaped from Guantanamo Bay in 2008. Now they star in "...
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Filming set for new James Bond film ‘Skyfall’Nov 03, 2011 8:00 am - LONDON — Screen spy James Bond is returning next year in a new movie called “Skyfall” with a star-studded cast, producers said Thursday. Daniel Craig makes his third app...
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Yelchin brings truth to 'Like Crazy'Nov 03, 2011 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Like Crazy' Call Drake Doremus' finely sketched "Like Crazy" this generation's "Splendor in the Grass," the 1961 romance between two small-town ...
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Christmas tree quest root of 'Kumar' adventureNov 03, 2011 6:00 am - Ever since James Cameron's "Avatar" persuaded us that movies should treat 3-D as an organic part of storytelling and not as some cheap, visual gimmick, filmmakers have a...
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Laughs in short supply in absurd 'Tower Heist'Nov 03, 2011 6:00 am - By taking humorously cathartic revenge against Alan Alda's Bernie Madoff stand-in, zillionaire Arthur Shaw, Brett Ratner's caper comedy "Tower Heist" might have benefite...
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Renovated Des Plaines Theatre to reopen Nov. 11Oct 30, 2011 8:00 am - The giant screen at the 86-year-old Des Plaines Theatre in downtown will come alive next month after being dark for nearly two years. Workers are putting finishing touch...
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Artists call Englewood film fest a successOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - The first film festival in Chicago’s downtrodden Englewood neighborhood is being considered a success by area filmmakers and neighborhood residents. About 250 people att...
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'Shrek' spinoff 'Puss in Boots' tops box officeOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The “Shrek” spinoff “Puss in Boots” landed on all fours, opening with an estimated $34 million to lead the box office. The DreamWorks 3-D animated film, dist...
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‘Field of Dreams’ property in eastern Iowa soldOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - DYERSVILLE, Iowa — The sprawling eastern Iowa cornfields made famous by the movie “Field of Dreams” are being sold to a company that will preserve the site’s baseball le...