Movies
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Passion for Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl' still ragesJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - From Washington to Hollywood, once again those crazed stanzas echo and howl, drunk on adjectives yet oddly dispassionate, like a newspaper dispatch, dateline surreal: "I...
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Bon appétit! Comic 'Dinner for Schmucks' a (mostly) satisfying mealJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - "Dinner for Schmucks," the new comedy starring Paul Rudd and Steve Carell, happily treads the middle ground. That doesn't make the movie bad - it's actually quite funny ...
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Sappy 'Charlie St. Cloud' aims for the tear ductsJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Mystical stories about star-crossed teen lovers, and baseball-mitt pounding kid brothers from beyond, aren't exactly my cup of saccharine-laced tea. But if you have to l...
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Stars converge in cable TV guide ratings conspiracyJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I first noticed the strange phenomenon while watching late night television by my local cable TV company, Comcast. I started surfing through the movies section to find s...
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Kidman, Affleck, Knightley films among Toronto fest debuts
Jul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A showcase for potential Academy Awards contenders and big fall releases, September's Toronto International Film Festival will feature titles starring Nic...
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Cheap stuff: Lisa Rene, Cantigny tours, life-sized LEGO gamesJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Free Happy birthday Cantigny Park celebrates the 130th birthday of Col. Robert R. McCormick with its McCormick Day. Horse-jumping demonstrations and ...
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Touring musical 'Shrek' a winner in ChicagoJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - "Shrek the Musical" had an abbreviated 441-performance Broadway run that didn't live up to expectations. But as evidenced by the newly revamped touring production that o...
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'Inception' trumps 'Salt' with $43.5 mil. weekendJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception" has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie's "Salt" at the weekend box office. "Inception" remaine...
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Rachel Weisz' 'Agora' dignified but blandJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Alejandro Amenabar's drama of ancient Egypt, "Agora," is based on the true story of Hypatia, a female scholar, philosopher and astronomer who believed in questioning eve...
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See Hughes-inspired 'Drivers Ed Mutiny' at film festJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The spirit of John Hughes lives on in the surprisingly moving (pun intended) low-budget indie comedy "Drivers Ed Mutiny." Don't believe me? See for yourself when the com...