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Posts Tagged ‘Movies’

Entertainment: ‘Graduate’ celebrates comic commencement

From a press release:

As most seniors graduate high school or college this month, “commencing” on to the next stage in life may seem less daunting after seeing the comedy The Graduate, showing at the Apollo Theater.
Downtown Peoria’s nonprofit moviehouse will screen filmmaker Mike Nichols’ 1967 classic starring Dustin Hoffman in his breakthrough role on one [...]

May 14, 2008 in Section 2
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Scarlett Johansson: Ethical journalist or news slut?

Believe it or not, there’s two guys who are arguing over whether or not the young proto-journalist portrayed by Scarlett Johansson in that new movie “Scoop” is an ethical journalist or not. Since she sleeps with a source, I’m gonna have to say “nope.”
But then, I’ve rarely seen journalists portrayed on screen in a way [...]

August 15, 2006 in Overset
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Holiday movie classic at the Apollo

Via a press release:
HOLIDAYS KICK OFF WITH CLASSIC AT THE APOLLO
The 1942 movie musical that introduced “White Christmas” will help Central Illinois usher in the holidays a week before the traditional Santa Claus Parade, as “Holiday Inn” shows at downtown Peoria’s Apollo Theater Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19.
Starring Fred Astaire and Bing [...]

November 18, 2005 in Overset
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More movies at the Apollo

A new documentary about Wal-Mart and its effect on small businesses, suppliers and its own employees is scheduled to show at the Apollo Theater on Sunday, Nov. 13 at the end of a weekend also featuring a second documentary, director Jonathan Demme’s controversial 2003 picture “The Agronomist,” on Friday, Nov. 11, and Bing Crosby’s wholesome [...]

November 4, 2005 in Section 2
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