Movies
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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...
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'Mighty Macs' loses points for sports film clichesOct 19, 2011 11:00 pm - "The Mighty Macs" tells an extremely inspirational story, yet tells it in a most uninspirational way. I suppose people who like underdog sports movies to be surprise-de...
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Former Des Plaines man has history of stalking young womenOct 19, 2011 5:45 am - The former Des Plaines man accused of stalking Disney Channel actress Selena Gomez has a history of stalking young women in the suburbs, including a restaurant waitress ...
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'Real Steel,' 'Footloose' duke it out for No. 1Oct 16, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — The robot boxers of “Real Steel” and the dancers of “Footloose” are in a tight fight for the box-office title. The Hugh Jackman tale about machines in the ...
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Martin, Black, Wilson talk birds, 'Big Year'Oct 14, 2011 6:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. - Steve Martin got the title of his latest bluegrass album from the world of bird-watching. Jack Black had a recurring dream in high school that he could...