Movies
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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...
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Laughs live on in Laurel & Hardy DVD setOct 27, 2011 11:00 pm - “Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection” Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy made up one of the greatest comedy teams of all time. Fans of the duo can now enjoy 58 of t...
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'Puss' returns in purr-fectly charming animated taleOct 27, 2011 6:00 am - "Puss in Boots" is the cat's meow! With Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek supplying the leading characters' voices, this buckleswashing 3-D animated comedy has tons of t...
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Thrilling performance makes 'Martha' hauntingOct 27, 2011 6:00 am - "Martha Marcy May Marlene" is a tongue twister of a title that makes chilling sense as the film unfolds. In quiet, intimate ways, it is one of the most startling, haunti...
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'Anonymous' suffers from identity crisisOct 27, 2011 6:00 am - Here's a listless historical drama that screams ... no, begs to be a comedy. It's titled "Anonymous" and it has been directed by Roland Emmerich, a German filmmaker mos...