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Short, sometimes sweet, often interesting
In the dark animated short "The Watchmaker's Apprentice" (from Chicago filmmaker Julian Grant), the title character narrates his tale in song to an oompah beat. "I once was an apprentice in the clock making trade/and the miser made me work for every penny...
Tags: Documentary (genre), Drama (genre), MGM Inc., Photography and Video, Arts and Culture
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Ira Glass and WBEZ Chicago venture into the movie biz
One of the first things you notice during the opening credits of "Sleepwalk with Me" is a producing acknowledgment that reads simply: "In association with WBEZ Chicago's This American Life." Chicago's largest public radio station is in the movie...
Tags: Revolution (tv program), Errol Morris, J.J. Abrams, Safety Not Guaranteed (movie), Ira Glass
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Movies under the stars for every day of the workweek
Baltimore is one city where crowds come out in the heat of the night to take in open-air movies.
In mid-July last year, when the thermometer was hitting 95 in the day and stalling in the 80s past midnight, fun-seekers swarmed to Federal Hill to watch...Tags: The Godfather (movie), Star Wars (movie), Breaking Away (tv program) , Rise of the Planet of the Apes (movie), Literature
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'Five-Year Engagement': Engaging rom-com worth an 'I do' ✭✭✭ 1/2
A lot of terrible romantic comedies come along in a given year, and after five or six you begin to question your belief in anything — romance, comedy, movies, even terribleness itself. Before you know it you're trying to break the fever and hit...
Tags: Mindy Kaling, The Muppets (movie), Chris Pratt, Movies, Alison Brie
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'Friends With Kids'
Zap2ItJennifer Westfeldt reprises her acting and writing skills from "Kissing Jessica Stein," adding directing this time, in this enjoyable comedy. She and Adam Scott play two friends who decide to see if they can handle parenthood without an emotional...Tags: Adam Scott, Edward Burns, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Blu-ray Discs
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'Girls' scorecard: That time you made out with a girlfriend
RedEyeApologies on our absence last week, ladies and gents. One of us was too busy recovering from throwing an epic rager/almost punching a guy in the wang at North Avenue Beach and the other didn't leave the house for three days due to a"Breaking Bad"marathon....Tags: Katy Perry, Bars and Clubs, Breaking Bad (tv program), Dining and Drinking, Bleep (euphemism)
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Malibu Student Slapped by Teacher Files $1 Million Lawsuit
KTLA NewsMALIBU, Calif. (KTLA) -- The Malibu High School student who was slapped by a teacher imitating a bit from the movie "Bridesmaids" has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the school district. 15-year-old 9th grader Dionne Evans is suing the Santa Monica-...Tags: Trials, NAACP, Litigation, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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2012 MTV Movie Awards nominees announced
WGN NewsThe nominees have been announced for the 21st annual MTV Movie Awards and "Bridesmaids" and "The Hunger Games" are in the top with eight nominations apiece including Movie of the Year, Best Female Performance and Best Cast. "21 Jump Street" and "Harry...Tags: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (movie), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Cruise, The Help (movie), Jonah Hill
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City Lights: Movie experience still worthwhile
On New Year's Day, my wife and I saw Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" at the Cinemark at Bella Terra. For those who haven't seen it yet, it's about a young orphan who lives in a train station in Paris and finds escape through the silent movies that play at the...Tags: Hugo (movie), Taxi Driver (movie), New Year's Day, Cell Phones, Arts and Culture
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Deadline nears for Herald-Mail's Oscar Picks Contest
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comOK, so maybe your invitation to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got lost in the mail this year. But you've paid your money, watched the films, then later picked them apart scene by scene with family and friends. So what if you don't...Tags: The Help (movie), Glenn Close, Jim Rash, Janet McTeer, Moneyball (movie)
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Crashing the Oscars
The Oscars are serious — important people making important, relevant, thought-provoking movies about race, marital relations, horses and Owen Wilson seeing dead Parisians. The dresses and jewelry are beyond fancy. The tuxes are bespoke. Sidney...Tags: The Help (movie), Glenn Close, Janet McTeer, Moneyball (movie), Albert Nobbs (movie)
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Reel Critics: 'John Carter' a mix of other successful franchises
Disney managers invested $250 million to make"John Carter,"the next blockbuster of fantasy adventure films.
They borrowed major elements from other hit movies. They spent serious money to illustrate the exploits on screen with riveting special effects....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Adam Scott, Chris O'Dowd, Fiction, Star Wars (movie)
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