Movies
'Repo Men' is bloody and socially relevent at the same time
Repo Men - Rated R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, language, sexuality, nudity; starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Carice van Houten; directed by Miguel Sapochnik; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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‘Dairy of a Wimpy Kid’
Meet the kid who made wimpy cool in a family comedybased on the best-selling illustrated novel by Jeff Kinney.
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‘The Bounty Hunter’
Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler), a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, gets his dream job when he is assigned to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, reporter Nicole Hurly (Jennifer Aniston).
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Alice in Wonderland Alice returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror. With Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas and Mia Wasikowska. From the books by Lewis …
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New DVDs 3-18
Princess and the Frog A hard-working waitress with dreams of owning her own restaurant is turned into an amphibian when she reluctantly kisses a frog that declares he’s a prince. Voices of Bruno Campos, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis. G
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'League' hits right out of the ballpark
She’s Out of My League - Rated R for language and sexual content; starring Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, Krysten Ritter, T.J. Miller, Debra Jo Rupp; directed by Jim Field Smith; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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‘Green Zone’ is a failure of intelligence
Green Zone - Rated R for violence and language; starring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan and Brendan Gleeson; directed by Paul Greengrass; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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Laughs abound at 'Family Wedding'
Our Family Wedding - Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief strong language; starring Forest Whitaker, America Ferrara, Lance Gross, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Charlie Murphy; directed by Rick Famuyiwa; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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'Remember Me' unforgettable for 'Twilight' fans, boring for the rest of us
Remember Me - Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content, language and smoking; starring Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Lena Olin; directed by Allen Coulter; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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New DVDs 3-11
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire An abused and illiterate 16-year-old sees a glimmer of hope from her abusive life when she enrolls in an alternative school. With Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey. R (child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive profanity)
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Alice in Wonderland Alice returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen’s reign of terror. With Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas and Mia Wasikowska. From the books by Lewis …
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Tim Burton creates another ‘Wonderland’ in latest film
‘Alice in Wonderland’ - Rated PG. Starring Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by Tim Burton. Opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale.
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The curious case of Alice: The heroine of Tim Burton’s new movie is an ageless icon
‘Alice in Wonderland’ - Even by director Tim Burton's typically surreal standards, this movie of what happens when 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to the magical land she visited as a child looks pretty trippy. Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter is the Red Que…
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‘Alice’ movies through the years
Lewis Carroll’s two “Alice” books have been adapted for the screen more than 20 times, including silent, animated and musical versions. Disney, the studio releasing the new Tim Burton version, has done at least three “Alice” movies, including a 1925 silent, “Alice’s Adventur…
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If Shakespeare could do improv...
So ILL Improv Festival - Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m., Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; $5; featuring Community Floss, Cult of the Stage Monkey, The Sandbox Pursuit, Skirts. http://www.soillimprov.com
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ArtStarts presents 'Oliver!' at Marion Civic Center
Oliver! - Musical presented by ArtStarts; 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27; Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $12; tickets and info: 618-997-4030.
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'Repo Men' is bloody and socially relevent at the same time
Repo Men - Rated R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, language, sexuality, nudity; starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Carice van Houten; directed by Miguel Sapochnik; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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Icarus Himself to rock PK's promoting album
Icarus Himself - show begins at 9 p.m. Thursday, March 18 at PK’s, 308 S. Illinois Ave. Also performing will be Secondary Modern and The Moon Buggy Kids.
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AP Entertainment
- Bullock cancels appearance at London premiere New
- MGM studio relives past as binding offers are due New
- Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy
- Ga. Senate postpones honor for Tyler Perry
- `Toy Story' creator Pixar earns theater award
- `Avatar' to be released on DVD, but not in 3-D
- 'Alice' sparks debate over quick DVD releases
- MPAA boss Glickman says goodbye to Hollywood
- China plans film to mark Communist Party birthday
- British actress Kate Winslet splits from husband
- Scrooge Tops the Box Office
- "A Christmas Carol" kicks off the holiday movie season with a $31 million weekend at the box office. (Nov. 9)
- Spike Jonze: The Director
- With the release of 2009's, Where The Wild Things Are, director Spike Jonze once again showed his creative might adapting a 10 sentence story from a picture book into a 111 page screenplay. Arguably one of the most versatile directors in the business, Spike Jonze jumps regularly from music videos to commercials to Oscar-nominated films. He even had a main role acting alongside George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg in 1999's "Three Kings." In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the highlights of Spike Jonze's still young career.
- '2012' Smashing Into Theaters
- John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Roland Emmerich on '2012,' Emmerich's latest disaster film. (Nov. 9)
- New Moon: New Movie
- 'Twilight' stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Bell and Taylor Lautner explain what's next for Bella and Edward in the next installment of the saga. (Nov. 9)
- 'New Moon' Shines in London
- Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were greeted by an army of screaming fans at London's Battersea Park as they walked the red carpet ahead of a 'Twilight Saga' fan party. (Nov. 12)
