Movies
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How Robin Williams may have saved Christopher Reeve's lifeAug 10, 2014 11:00 pm - In the end, there wasn't anyone around to convince Robin Williams that he would be OK. Certainly not like "Superman" star Christopher Reeve had back in 1995. Reeve was a...
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Robin Williams, boisterous comedy star, dead at 63Aug 10, 2014 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - He was the funniest guy in the room, something that made it all the harder for friends and fans to accept that beneath that reservoir of frenetic energy ...
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Sunday picks: Rock with the Goo Goo Dolls, Plain White T'sAug 10, 2014 5:00 am - Rock outdoors: Rock out on the shores of Lake Michigan when the Goo Goo Dolls & Daughtry share the bill with guests Plain White T's today at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion...
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LA porn permits fall, but films keep being producedAug 10, 2014 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES - It has been known as the nation's porn capital for years, but if recent film-permit records are to be believed, fewer than three adult movies a month are b...
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Cowabunga! 'Ninja Turtles' bring box-office powerAug 10, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" sliced off $65 million at the weekend box office. Paramount Pictures' comic-book adaptation featuring Megan Fox alongside co...
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DVD previews: 'Muppets Most Wanted,' 'Railway Man'Aug 09, 2014 5:45 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 12: “Muppets Most Wanted” (PG, 112 minutes, Disney): Written and directed by James Bobin, with an assist from co-scree...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Steve Byrne plays ImprovAug 09, 2014 5:00 am - Sitcom tour: If you love the TBS cable TV sitcom “Sullivan and Son,” then don't miss its star, Steve Byrne, at the helm this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5...
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Dancing trumps depth in latest 'Step Up'Aug 08, 2014 4:00 pm - Every dance number in "Step Up All In," whether it takes place in a bar, a boxing ring or a Las Vegas gladiatorial arena, is a battle sequence. The mostly male crews - w...
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Freddy Krueger among highlights of Rosemont horror conventionAug 08, 2014 5:45 am - Horror fans: Get ready for a screamin' good time. The Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention returns this weekend at Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont. In c...
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Thriller 'Storm' can't weather disaster clichésAug 07, 2014 6:15 am - "I've never seen anything like this!" a storm chaser says while witnessing a multi-funnel tornado event in the disaster drama "Into the Storm." Apparently, he's the only...