Movies
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Graphic violence punctuates talky, world-weary mob dramaNov 29, 2012 5:00 am - Andrew Dominik's character-driven, art-house gangster drama "Killing Them Softly" clocks in at a relatively brief 97 minutes, yet still feels as if its opening and closi...
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New Schaumburg theater tries out 5-DNov 29, 2012 5:00 am - 5-D debuts! What's the big deal with 3-D? How about 4-D? Better yet, 5-D! Yep, the new PIX 5-D Cinema opened for business this week at the Woodfield Shopping Mall in S...
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'Collection' a gory, gruesome, graphic horror flickNov 29, 2012 4:00 am - I had lunch many years ago in Chicago with novelist Stephen King, who told me something he has repeated to others: "I try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I c...
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China film studios plan Shanghai stock offeringsNov 28, 2012 6:20 am - HONG KONG — Two big Chinese state-owned film studios are planning to sell shares on the Shanghai stock exchange in a sign of Beijing’s desire to build a film industry th...
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‘Moonrise,’ ‘Silver Linings’ lead Spirit AwardsNov 27, 2012 1:02 pm - LOS ANGELES — The oddball romances “Moonrise Kingdom” and “Silver Linings Playbook” picked up five nominations each Tuesday to lead the Spirit Awards honoring independen...
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Lenny Kravitz to play Marvin Gaye in biopicNov 27, 2012 1:02 pm - NEW YORK — Lenny Kravitz has signed on for his first leading film role, playing singer Marvin Gaye in a biopic that will be shot next year. The rocker’s publicist Carlee...
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‘Casablanca’ piano coming to NYC auctionNov 27, 2012 8:55 am - NEW YORK — The piano used for the song “As Times Goes By” in the classic 1942 film “Casablanca” is getting another turn at fame. The instrument is going up for sale at S...
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‘Twilight,’ Bond, ‘Lincoln’ bulk up box officeNov 25, 2012 8:38 pm - LOS ANGELES — Bella Swan, James Bond and Abe Lincoln have combined to lift Hollywood to record Thanksgiving revenue at the box office. Kristen Stewart’s finale as Bella ...
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Larry Hagman, J.R. Ewing on ‘Dallas,’ dies at 81Nov 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Larry Hagman, whose portrayal of a rapacious, roguishly charming Texas oilman on the nighttime soap opera “Dallas” left a worldwide television audience wondering, “Who s...
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Day-Lewis prepped for ‘Lincoln’ role in IllinoisNov 23, 2012 11:34 am - SPRINGFIELD — Leaving nothing to chance, two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis’ preparations to play Abraham Lincoln on film included secretly spending time on ...