Movies
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Widescreen: Three comeback stories to inspire sad Bears fansJan 11, 2019 5:00 am - Even though we all saw it happen for real last Sunday, Cody Parkey's blocked, double-doinked field goal in the closing moments of the Bears-Eagles NFC Wild Card playoff ...
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College of DuPage's annual Global Flicks film fest kicks off Feb. 6Jan 11, 2019 12:00 am - "Global Flicks," a festival of seven award-winning international films, will be presented on Wednesdays, Feb. 6 to March 20, in the Playhouse Theatre of the McAninch Art...
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Movie guide: 'A Dog's Way Home,' 'Destroyer,' 'Stan & Ollie' open Jan. 11Jan 10, 2019 11:30 am - Four stars: superior. Three stars: good. Two stars: average. One star: poor. D (drug use), L (language), N (nudity), S (sexual situations, references), V (violence). Rat...
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Movie review: 'Dog's Way Home' a heartwarming tale for kids and animal loversJan 10, 2019 10:00 am - “A Dog's Way Home” - ★ ★ ½ “A Dog's Way Home” possesses all the funny, cute and heartwarming moments you'd expect in a conventional canine movie. It's a gratifying adve...
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Movie review: Despite cast, there are few upsides to manipulative 'The Upside'Jan 10, 2019 5:00 am - “The Upside” - One-half star It's said that January is one of the prime months that Hollywood chooses to dump its most embarrassing films, and “The Upside” doesn't exact...
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Movie review: Even Nicole Kidman can't save grim 'Destroyer' from its pulpy excessJan 10, 2019 5:00 am - “Destroyer” - ★ ★ Nicole Kidman assumes a startlingly cadaverous pallor to play her half-dead character in “Destroyer,” a piece of L.A. noir at its scuzziest and most s...
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Movie review: 'Stan & Ollie' a joy-filled, well-acted Laurel and Hardy biopicJan 09, 2019 10:00 am - “Stan & Ollie” - ★ ★ ★ ½ There are a lot of movies in theaters right now trying to grab your attention, from big superhero spectacles to awards darlings. It's easy to ge...
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Liz Cheney says Christian Bale blew his chance to play 'a real superhero' - her father
Jan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., fired back Wednesday at actor Christian Bale, who said Sunday in an acceptance speech at the Golden Globes that Satan was an inspiration for his...
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Barrington's 'Oscar Shorts' film festival returning to Catlow TheaterJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - The Barrington Cultural Commission will host its seventh annual "Oscar Shorts" film festival next month at Catlow Theater in the village's downtown. The first showing wi...
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Actress Taraji P. Henson to appear at Woodfield MallJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - Film and TV star Taraji P. Henson will advocate for mental health awareness during an appearance Saturday, Jan. 12, at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. Henson - known for m...