Movies
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Roosevelt screens film on legendary conservationist for Earth DayApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - In honor of Earth Day, Roosevelt University will host an April 22 screening of the new film, “Green Fire,” a documentary on the life of legendary conservationist Aldo Le...
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Dann in reel life: 'Super' turns out to be just thatApr 08, 2011 2:00 am - Reel Life review: ‘Super' There is something gleefully, awfully liberating about an ultraviolent superhero movie that refuses to play by any rules, not even the one...
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Underwood adds acting to resumeApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Carrie Underwood says she's happy with her first acting performance on the big screen. The country music star plays a small but pivotal role in the fi...
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Surfer shares harrowing story of shark attack, recoveryApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — For Bethany Hamilton, it's all about God and surfing. That's how it was when a shark ripped off her arm as she lolled on a surfboard off the shores of Kau...
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Art house meets grindhouse in 'Hanna'Apr 07, 2011 2:00 am - If you see Joe Wright's amazing action movie “Hanna,” pay close attention to a scene where Hanna's father, Erik (played by Eric Bana), arrives at a bus station. In one s...
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IMAX documentary makes most of animal starsApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - “This story's like a fairy tale,” narrator Morgan Freeman tells us with his mellifluous vocal chords, “except it's entirely true.” Of course, it's not entirely true tha...
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Crudeness reigns supreme in 'Your Highness'Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The knights-errant — strong emphasize on the errant — behind the adventure comedy “Your Highness” spend more time wallowing in medieval filth than weaving clever laughs ...
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'Soul Surfer' wades in shallow watersApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Watching “Soul Surfer,” the story of Bethany Hamilton's comeback after a shark attack, makes you long for a vivid documentary on the subject. Hamilton's tale is, of cour...
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Dated 'Arthur' turns out to be one dud-ly remakeApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Of all the movies from the early 1980s, Steve Gordon's rom-com “Arthur” would seem the least likely to justify a remake in 2011. Yet, here it is, a dated dud of a movie ...
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Tarzan collections swing onto DVDApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - In 2009, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video teamed up to put together a collection of some of the greatest movies of all time. These two-disc collections featur...