Movies
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Gire named EIU Journalism Alumnus of the YearOct 22, 2011 1:00 am - Veteran Daily Herald Film Critic Dann Gire has been named Eastern Illinois University’s 2011 Journalism Alumnus of the Year and was honored at ceremonies Friday in Charl...
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'Mighty Macs' follows same underdog path as teamOct 21, 2011 6:00 am - IMMACULATA, Pa. - Here's a sports fairy tale that never gets old: Underdog team with few resources but a lot of heart beats the odds and comes out on top. That is what ...
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‘The Mighty Macs’ a rags-to-riches storyOct 21, 2011 12:00 am - Everyone loves an underdog. Especially Hollywood. No wonder the inspirational story of Cathy Rush and her rags-to-riches women’s college basketball team was turned into ...
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Suspense fans should go 'Psycho' for Hitchcock collectionOct 20, 2011 4:00 pm - “Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection” Alfred Hitchcock, one of the greatest film directors of all time, was known as “the master of suspense.” He built tens...
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Baker's movie 'Margin Call' ripped from realityOct 20, 2011 3:00 pm - New York - On CBS' "The Mentalist," Simon Baker's character has things all figured out. He's able to read people, surroundings and situations so well that he can solve c...
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Despite visuals, Almodovar's latest only 'Skin' deepOct 20, 2011 6:00 am - Luscious visuals have long defined Pedro Almodovar's films, and that's true of his latest, "The Skin I Live In," as well. It's beautifully shot, crisp and vibrant, and f...
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Idiotic 'Johnny English' spy sequel misses the markOct 20, 2011 6:00 am - You probably weren't clamoring for a sequel to the 2003 British spy parody "Johnny English," which was far more successful overseas than it was in the United States. S...
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Mamet-esque 'Margin' shows economic cracksOct 20, 2011 6:00 am - Several movies in the past year or so have tried to get their arms around the unwieldy topic of the 2008 economic collapse. It's a subject that's incredibly complicated ...
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Lohan late to Day 1 of community service at morgueOct 19, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Coroner's officials say Lindsay Lohan has arrived late to her first day of community service at the morgue and was turned away. Spokesman Craig Harvey says...
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'Snowmen' could have been something biggerOct 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life mini-review: 'Snowmen' Here's a cleverly constructed, smart family movie unfortunately given the ABC "Afterschool Special" treatment by writer/director Robert...