Movies
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Todd Haynes' 'Wonderstruck' an earnest, beautiful children's filmOct 26, 2017 6:00 am - "Wonderstruck" - ★ ★ ★ For devoted fans of certain prestige directors, it's always a little disarming to see them make a true children's film. Expectations have to be r...
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A Seussian salute to kids' film festOct 26, 2017 6:00 am - 'The Man in the Can' - a poem by Dann The sun was not shining It was too wet to play So we just watched TV On that cold, icky day. Sally, my friend, said, "Let's see a f...
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Actor Jeff Daniels shows off musical side in Chicago, Woodstock showsOct 25, 2017 6:00 am - A love of music runs deep in Jeff Daniels' veins - and family. The Emmy Award-winning actor may be best known for playing Will McAvoy in HBO's “The Newsroom” and half of...
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Documentary spotlights DJ Dick Biondi, growing up in Chicago in the '60sOct 24, 2017 11:00 pm - “The Wild I-tralian” is about to hit the big screen. The finishing touches are being put on “The Dick Biondi Film,” a documentary about the legendary WLS radio disc jock...
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13 horror movies for Halloween you might not have heard ofOct 24, 2017 4:00 pm - Scream. That's what we want to do when someone suggests another conventional, popular scary movie to watch for the Halloween season. We all know the usual suspects, don'...
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Mila Kunis, Susan Sarandon talk Hollywood sexual harassmentOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - Hollywood junkets - gatherings at posh hotels where entertainment reporters lob marshmallow questions at smiling celebrities promoting their movies - aren't known for ad...
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Oakton to offer film, lecture on Anne FrankOct 23, 2017 11:00 pm - To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first publication of the memoirs of a German-Jewish teenager who was forced to go into hiding during the Holocaust, Oakton Com...
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'Tyler Perry's Boo 2' scares away competition at box office
Oct 23, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" opened in first place this weekend with $21.2 million from North American theaters, beating out spectacle and...
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When Adam Schumann went to war, he didn't foresee its horrors - or a movie about his life
Oct 23, 2017 6:00 am - It's one of those small and forgettable moments in a movie. A soldier, returning from war, gets off a plane and hands his weapon to another soldier checking him in. "Ser...
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A scary box office weekend for everyone but Tyler Perry