Movies
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'Final Destination's' Bludworth cloaked in mysteryAug 18, 2011 6:00 am - In Candyman's suite When actor Tony Todd met me at Chicago's Trump International Tower, he said, “You look like an algebra teacher!” So much for my inner image as t...
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Flashes of inspiration can't brighten 'Conan'Aug 18, 2011 6:00 am - In the early days of the ancient Hyborian Age, everyone apparently had access to excellent dental care, because the poor peasants in Marcus Nispel's remake of "Conan the...
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Humor, horror put bite in 'Fright Night'Aug 18, 2011 5:45 am - Craig Gillespie's "Fright Night" isn't just a clever and entertaining remake; it takes the nuts and lightning bolts of Tom Holland's 1985 comically scary horror film and...
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'One Day' feels oh-so-much longerAug 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Maybe it was all more resonant, more poignant on the page: the many highs and lows and major life shifts that occur during the decades-spanning friendship/romance betwee...
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Kidman, Cage, De Niro titles head to Toronto festAug 17, 2011 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz's British spy tale "Page Eight" has been chosen to close next month's Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world's b...
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'Aroma-Scope' lets movie goers catch a whiffAug 16, 2011 2:15 pm - LOS ANGELES — Robert Rodriguez deliberately tried to make his latest “Spy Kids” adventure a bit of a stinker. Rodriguez, who helped usher in the new age of 3-D movies wi...
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Russell Crowe lunches at Batavia Library cafeAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - That really was Russell Crowe having lunch at the Batavia Library Tuesday afternoon. The unscheduled visit caused a stir around 1:15 p.m. when a patron told a youth serv...
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Downers Grove artist fires up a career in special effectsAug 15, 2011 11:00 pm - One of the most provocative job titles in Hollywood — aside from best boy and gaffer, of course — has to be “Flame artist.” Flame artist? Sounds like a guy who p...
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'Apes' win again with $27.5M; 'Help' does $25.5MAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Rebellious apes have held off Southern maids for a narrow win at the weekend box office. Studio estimates Sunday pegged "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" a...
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Baldwin, wife call off divorceAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. — Daniel Baldwin’s wife says the couple is attempting to reconcile and is dropping divorce filings. Joanne Baldwin told The Oregonian on Friday that “w...