Movies
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Coens part ways with Wayne in their 'True Grit'Dec 22, 2010 10:00 pm - If there were a Hollywood Remakes 101 college class, “True Grit” directors Joel and Ethan Coen no doubt would be in violation of a basic lesson: Never remake a film peop...
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New on DVD: Box set introduces Rita Hayworth to new fansDec 22, 2010 10:00 pm - “The Films of Rita Hayworth”: Sony Pictures, in conjunction with Martin Scorsese's film foundation, have put together this terrific collection of Rita Hayworth's fi...
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Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' goes nowhereDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Sofia Coppola's low-wattage character study “Somewhere” begins with a black Ferrari roaring around on a circular track. Around. Around. Around. Around, until it comes t...
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Cast wasted in dimwitted 'Little Fockers'Dec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Forget about what's really in that holiday fruitcake. The biggest mystery of the holiday season is how three Oscar-winning actors - the greatest performers of their gen...
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'Social Network' named best film by Chicago criticsDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - That Facebook movie just keeps friending critics all over the place. The Chicago Film Critics Association found little to unlike in David Fincher's “The Social Network,”...
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Coens' 'True Grit' improves on originalDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - “True Grit,” the 1969 western that gave John Wayne his only best actor Oscar, probably ranks high on the list of motion pictures that don't ever need to be remade. Yet, ...
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'Tron: Legacy' at No. 1 with $43.6 mil. debutDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Jeff Bridges' sci-fi sequel "Tron: Legacy" has leaped to the top of the box-office grid with a $43.6 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates...
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'Speech' opens window into stuttering treatmentDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Long before King George VI of Britain helped his country unite to fight Adolf Hitler, he faced his own battle. The enemy: a new technology called radio. “The King's Spee...
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By George! The making of 'King's Speech'Dec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - British filmmaker Tom Hooper directed a sports movie that too few Americans got to see, “The Damned United,” based on the true story of soccer coach Brian Clough. Hooper...
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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...