Movies
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Marlon Brando cleared the way for politics-tinged Oscar speechesMar 03, 2018 6:28 am - Should any of this year's Oscars winners use the occasion to promote a political cause, you can thank - or blame - Marlon Brando. Brando's role as Vito Corleone in "The ...
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When we look back at the 2018 Oscars, who will we think was robbed? 'Mudbound,' for startersMar 03, 2018 6:26 am - "Citizen Kane" lost to "How Green Was My Valley" for best picture. Al Pacino in "The Godfather Part II" lost to Art Carney for best actor (and then he won for "Scent of ...
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7 past Oscar winners who grew up in the suburbsMar 03, 2018 12:00 am - When Oscars are handed out tonight, could filmmakers with ties to the suburbs be among the winners? "Dunkirk" director Christopher Nolan, who split his childhood between...
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Oscar-nominated 'Loveless' offers grim gaze at modern RussiaMar 01, 2018 5:00 am - “Loveless” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Loveless” begins and ends with virtually the same series of shots: a wintry riverbank in Russia. In the opening sequence, there's a sense of ...
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One Earth Film Festival comes to Waubonsee Aurora campus March 5Feb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College will present a screening of the film, "Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman," as part of the seventh annual One Earth Film Festival at 7 p.m. Monday, M...
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'Three Billboards' will take home top Oscar, film critic Dann Gire predictsFeb 28, 2018 9:00 am - No matter what movie wins the Best Picture Academy Award on Sunday night, the conventional rules of predicting the Oscars will go out the proverbial window. Can “The Sha...
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'Red Sparrow' with Jennifer Lawrence takes nasty nose-dive with torture, assault scenesFeb 28, 2018 5:00 am - “Red Sparrow” - ★ ★ The timing couldn't be better for “Red Sparrow” to sweep into theaters with its story of a Russian spy and an American spy trying to outwit one anoth...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsFeb 27, 2018 5:00 am - 'Freeze,' please Kids can try all kinds of activities ranging from archery to arts and crafts at a special indoor Freeze Fest at The Zone, 550 E. Business Center Drive, ...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Black Panther'
Feb 26, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Black Panther" scored $111.7 million at the North American box office in its second week according to final studio figures Monday, putting Ryan Coogler'...
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One Earth Film Festival brings environmental awarenessFeb 26, 2018 5:00 am - One Earth Film Festival is an annual event that presents environmental films with the goal of creating a greater understanding of climate change, sustainability and what...