Movies
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'Jumping the Broom' a cautionary tale for womenMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - “Jumping the Broom” violates the first two rules of romantic comedies: It isn't all that funny and it's not a booster for happily-ever-after true romance. That's because...
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Can 'The Beaver' help mend Mel Gibson's career?May 04, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — His name has been more synonymous in recent years with volatility and vitriol than Hollywood glitz and glamour. He's been one of the most powerful people i...
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New superhero 'Thor' a rousing start to summerMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - With just the tiniest of nudges this way or that, “Thor” could have been an exercise in high camp or a vicious superhero parody. Director Kenneth Branagh, though, plays ...
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Something's missing from 'Something Borrowed'May 04, 2011 11:00 pm - If only Rachel had listened to the lyrics of John Mayer's “Say” (“Say what you need to say”) a few times. If so, she could have avoided all the conflict, hurt and guilt ...
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Jodie Foster on making 'The Beaver' and trusting MelMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Time to play Five Questions with Jodie Foster, the star and director of “The Beaver,” an edgy, daring drama about a suicidal family man (the controversial Mel Gibson) wh...
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Plenty of scares on shoestring budgetMay 03, 2011 2:00 am - “Rammbock: Berlin Undead” parlays the standard virus-infected cannibal mutant horror film into an effective, atmospheric tale of claustrophobic paranoia as two men strug...
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Randhurst AMC Theaters open with royal fanfareApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - Hundreds of royal watchers attended the opening of the AMC Randhurst Theaters on Friday which featured a rebroadcast of the royal wedding complete with tea and crumpets....
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Dann in reel life: 'Stake Land' chilling, thrilling and sadApr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: ‘Stake Land' Jim Mickle's low-budget “Stake Land” supplies all the suspense, chills and gory violence we expect in a vampire Armageddon movie. But...
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Hinsdale teen living the dream in Disney's 'Prom'Apr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - You know that button people are always talking about being so cute? Danielle Campbell of Hinsdale is cuter than that. She's 16, a sophomore in high school, and a movie s...
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'Hoodwinked' too forced to be funnyApr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - “Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil” might have had a chance if its enormously talented voice cast had written it, too. With Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Joan Cusack, Martin Sho...