Movies
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On Twitter, a peanut gallery mocks the OscarsFeb 23, 2013 5:22 am - NEW YORK — You can simply tune into the Oscars. Or you can watch them with the peanut gallery on Twitter. While Hollywood parades in tuxedos and gowns, grandly celebrat...
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DVD previews: Catch 'The Master,' 'Chasing Mavericks'Feb 23, 2013 5:00 am - Coming Tuesday, Feb. 26 “The Master” (R, 138 minutes, The Weinstein Company/Anchor Bay): It's the end of World War II and sailor Freddie (Joaquin Phoenix) hits ...
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Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awardsFeb 22, 2013 3:34 pm - LOS ANGELES — You think the Academy Awards are boring? Try the nominations. They only last a few minutes, but it’s generally a sleepy academy suit and a sleepy starlet d...
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In fact-based films, how much fiction is OK?Feb 22, 2013 10:00 am - NEW YORK — The scene: Tehran’s Mehrabad airport, January 1980. Six U.S. diplomats, disguised as a fake sci-fi film crew, are about to fly to freedom with their CIA escor...
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Make your Oscar picksFeb 22, 2013 5:00 am - Best picture • “Amour” • “Argo” • “Beasts of the Southern Wild” • “Django Unchained” • “Les Misérables” • “Life of Pi” • “Lincoln” • “Silver Linings Playbook” • “Ze...
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Students replace models as Oscar trophy carriersFeb 21, 2013 3:44 pm - LOS ANGELES — You know those tall, leggy beauties that normally carry the Oscar trophies so the stars can present them? They’ve been replaced this year by aspiring filmm...
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'Bless Me, Ultima' an earnest taleFeb 21, 2013 1:00 pm - “Bless Me, Ultima,” the book, is a widely read and critically acclaimed piece of Chicano literature that also has been quite divisive since its publication in 1972. Some...
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Tension-filled ‘Argo’ makes great viewing on DVDFeb 21, 2013 8:28 am - ‘Argo’ This terrific dramatic thriller, based on true events, is one of the best — and most lauded — films of 2012. Winner of the Golden Globe and many other awards...
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'The Gatekeepers' a riveting documentaryFeb 21, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'The Gatekeepers' Dror Moreh's amazing, insightful documentary "The Gatekeepers" interviews six former directors of the Shin Bet, Israel's secret...
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Mount Prospect OKs larger beers, cocktails at movie theaterFeb 21, 2013 4:30 am - The AMC Randhurst 12 will soon be serving alcoholic drinks in larger cups after Mount Prospect trustees agreed to the theater's request to alter its liquor license, a mo...