Movies
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Sometimes good fortune is just a text message awayJun 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Do you ever wonder if anyone ever wins those contests we see advertised everywhere? We live in a world of skepticism. It's always the other guy who gets the break. I hav...
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Filmmakers cast Hong Kong singer as Bruce LeeJun 20, 2010 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Filmmakers have cast a rising star from Hong Kong to play Bruce Lee in an upcoming biopic that focuses on the late kung fu icon's youth. Aarif Lee rose to f...
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'Toy Story 3' finds big play time with $109 mil. debutJun 20, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Movie fans have not outgrown the "Toy Story 3" gang. The animated sequel about toys that come to life leaped to the No. 1 spot with a $109 million opening...
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Siskel Center honors actor Robert Downey Jr.Jun 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago has honored actor Robert Downey Jr. with its Renaissance Award. The Academy Award-nominated actor was in Chicago on Saturday to ac...
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America Ferrera engaged to marry longtime beauJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- America Ferrera is adding bride to her list of credits. A spokeswoman for the 26-year-old actress and producer says the "Ugly Betty" star is engaged to m...
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Granik's 'Winter's Bone' quietly captivatingJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Debra Granik's superbly directed, acely acted atmospheric drama "Winter's Bone" works like a gritty backwoods police procedural -- without the police. It's a superior wo...
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Praise for original 'Toy Story 3' rife with off-the-peg clichésJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The anxiously awaited sequel "Toy Story 3" is a movie that probably doesn't need an avalanche of publicity to become a commercial hit. Yet, Walt Disney's marketing depar...
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New on DVD: 'Leave it to Beaver', 'Macyver', Metropolitan Opera's galaJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - "Leave it to Beaver: Season Three" "Leave it to Beaver" was a sitcom set in the 1950s featuring the Cleavers, an all-American family in the suburbs. There were ma...
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What the 'Hex'? 'Jonah' cursed with being plain awfulJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I know it's only June, but it's never too soon to start taking bets on the worst movie of 2010. Which brings us directly to the leading contender so far, Jimmy Hayward's...
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DVD for dads? 'Caddyshack', 'A-Team', 'MLB Bloopers'Jun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - It happens every year, right before Father's Day. Somehow you forget to get something for dear old Dad, which results in a last-minute scramble and the procurement of a ...