Movies
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Facebook drama notches eight Chicago Film Critics nominationsDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - David Fincher's Facebook drama “The Social Network” befriended the Chicago Film Critics Friday with eight nominations, including Best Picture, Director and Actor. “Black...
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'Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas' on DVDDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - “Criterion Collection Presents America Lost & Found: The BBS Story” Criterion is a special manufacturer of DVDs that excels in quality and content. They take films...
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'How Do You Know' it's not a sitcom?Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - When it comes to sharp and snappy dialogue between two people in a struggling relationship, James L. Brooks is the master. He was the “As Good As It Gets” writer who gav...
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Well-acted 'Fighter' goes the distanceDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - David O. Russell's energized domestic drama “The Fighter” would be more accurately titled “The Fighters,” because it's not really about a single pugilist, but an entire ...
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'King's Speech' a rich, royal treatDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Tom Hooper's “The King's Speech” is about many things, but mostly it's about an insecure man who racks up the courage to put aside his pride to simply ask another man fo...
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'TRON' sequel battles lame plotDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - You'd think the makers of the sequel to the 1982 science-fiction thriller “TRON” would have upgraded the script and characters as much they improved the CGI effects. Not...
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'King's Speech,' 'Fighter' earn 4 SAG nominationsDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The British monarchy drama "The King's Speech" and the boxing tale "The Fighter" led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nominations each Thursday, am...
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'Pink Panther,' 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' director Blake Edwards diesDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - When Julie Andrews began writing her 2008 autobiography, "Home," her husband Blake Edwards had just one piece of advice: "Characters make your story." In an up-and-down ...
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'The Tempest' offers lavish special effects that diminish dialogueDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Critics noms due Friday Nominees for the annual Chicago Film Critics awards are scheduled to be announced Friday, Dec. 17. Go to dailyherald.com or to chicagofilmcr...
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'Yogi Bear' a brisk but bland pic-a-nicDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - A combination of Borscht Belt comedian and Hanna-Barbera animation, Yogi Bear was a clever enough creation that more than 50 years later, we still can't help but imperso...