Movies
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Cast shines in muted 'Jane Eyre'Mar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - There's been no shortage of film versions of “Jane Eyre,” Charlotte Bronte's classic tale of romance and woe. Most notably, Orson Welles co-starred opposite Joan Fontain...
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Film fans pick best movies, really?Mar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Best films, really? ABC News and People magazine have teamed up to allow movie fans to vote for their “favorite” films, and the tallies will be revealed during “The...
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'Lincoln Lawyer' author salutes star's 'natural-born slickness'Mar 17, 2011 12:00 am - Hard-hitting crime novelist Michael Connelly says he doesn't want to sound like a Hollywood shill, but he honestly thinks Brad Furman's movie adaptation of his book “The...
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'The Fighter' DVD a knockoutMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - “The Fighter” This terrific film received seven Academy Award nominations and won two for Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale) and Best Supporting Actress (Meliss...
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Ebert film festival lineup announcedMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Roger Ebert's annual film festival in Champaign-Urbana will open next month with a showing of the 1927 German classic "Metropolis" and feature an appearance ...
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'Paul' a close encounter of the cheesy kindMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - The planet Earth has so many science-fiction geeks and alien conspiracy buffs that if “Paul” reaches just 5 percent of them, the comedy should hit cosmic box office rece...
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'Limitless' visuals pop in drug dramaMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - It's an action-packed superhero comic book! It's a cautionary drug-addiction drama! It's a cynical neo-noir thriller! It's a ... a ... what the heck is it? Neil Burger'...
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'Lincoln Lawyer' a sleazy, breezy taleMar 16, 2011 11:00 pm - If you think “The Lincoln Lawyer” refers to Abraham Lincoln, forget that. Mick Haller hardly qualifies as an honest lawyer. He's shifty, manipulative, selfish, slick and...
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'Big Bang,' movie roles keep Cuoco 'Hop'-pingMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - A star of one of television's top sitcoms, Kaley Cuoco is hoping to make a big bang in the movies, too. The young actress' career has been centered on the home screen, t...
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Vet says 'Hurt Locker' damaged his credibilityMar 15, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — An Iraq war veteran who claims he is the basis for "The Hurt Locker" wrote in a court filing signed in Afghanistan that the movie has placed his life at r...