Movies
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Author sues Warner Bros. over 'Gravity' profitsApr 30, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Author Tess Gerritsen has sued Warner Bros. claiming the studio owes her millions in profits from the Oscar-winning hit film "Gravity." But the studio is p...
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Maine West teen adds to impressive acting resumeApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - When Maine West senior Elizabeth Stenholt recently was honored at a school board meeting as "District 207's Best" for excellence in the performing arts, Principal Audrey...
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Overlong, overwritten 'Spider-Man' sequel not so amazingApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Spidey's "greatest adventure"? Don't believe everything you read on billboards and movie posters. For all of its visual bombast, unrelentingly generic action sequences a...
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'Star Wars: Episode VII' cast unveiledApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — “Star Wars: Episode VII” finally has its stars. May the Force be with them. After months of carefully guarded secrecy and endless Internet speculation, the c...
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'Other Woman' curbs 'Captain America' with $24.7MApr 27, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - A femme-fueled comedy beat a superhero blockbuster at the box office this weekend. After holding the top position for three weeks, "Captain America: The Wi...
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DVD previews: 'Legend of Hercules,' 'Labor Day'Apr 26, 2014 5:45 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, April 29: "The Legend of Hercules" (PG-13, 99 minutes, Lionsgate): Kellan Lutz has the muscles to play the powerful demigod...
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'Begin Again' film of firsts for Levine, KnightleyApr 26, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - For Keira Knightley and Adam Levine, their movie "Begin Again" was an experience of firsts. Knightley, an accomplished actress, sings in the movie, whereas Le...
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Jon Favreau cooks up 'Chef'Apr 26, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — After years directing big summer blockbusters (“Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2,”), “Chef” is a return to Jon Favreau's indie roots. (He wrote and starred in 1996's...
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Movie's message worth hearingApr 25, 2014 5:01 am - I would like to thank Elk Grove Theater for showing "Heaven is for Real." Missing was all the sex and violence normally shown on the screen. To quote a comment in the mo...
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'Zero Motivation,' 'Point and Shoot' top TribecaApr 24, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A film about a self-documenting man amid the Libyan revolution and a dark comedy about female Israeli soldiers have taken top honors at the Tribeca Film Festi...