Movies
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Pattinson sinks his teeth into vampire-free dramaApr 19, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Pattinson wasn't worried about his dramatic acting chops while making "Water for Elephants," but he is now. The 24-year-old actor and "Twilight...
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Palatine student to showcase film in NYCApr 18, 2011 2:00 am - Palatine resident Lewis Meyer is among the filmmakers selected to have their work screened at the 22nd annual Dusty Film and Animation Festival taking place from May 6 t...
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Burt Reynolds reflects on career before movie festival in Naperville, WoodridgeApr 15, 2011 12:00 am - In advance of his visit to the suburbs, I played Five Questions With Burt Reynolds, the Hollywood superstar who burned up the box office with his wisecracking, cocky p...
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Dann in reel life: Redford's 'Conspirator' plods alongApr 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: 'The Conspirator' Had Oliver Stone directed the Lincoln assassination drama "The Conspirator," historical accuracy might have suffered in the service ...
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'Scream 4' amps up the goreApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - I realize that “Scream 4” is supposed to be a self-aware post-modernistic comic horror film, because two soon-to-be skewered blondes tell us this in the film's fatal ope...
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Student film fest Saturday in SchaumburgApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - Urban renewal, snow days, sexual identity, Claymation frights and slasher parodies all are topics in the film shorts at the fifth annual Screen Test Student Fest at 8 p....
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Cute 'Rio' undercut by cliches, stereotypesApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - “Rio” presents a blandly generic story pumped full of life by bright and crisp animation — despite being dimmed by 3-D glasses — plus a bouncy musical score equipped wit...
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DVD collection celebrates Tracy-Hepburn filmsApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - “Tracy and Hepburn: The Definitive Collection” Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy are considered two of the greatest American actors of all time. They had wonderfu...
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Geneva Film Festival opens ThursdayApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Independent film buffs will want to spend some time in Geneva this weekend. The Geneva Film Festival, in its fourth year, opens at 6:30 p.m. today with a series of narra...
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Metra looking into 'Source Code' shakedownApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - Metra's inspector general is expanding a probe into whether a former employee tried to shake down a production company manager working on the thriller “Source Code.” Hil...