Movies
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Relive movie memories at Woodstock Groundhog Days festivalJan 31, 2018 5:00 am - The big question this week is: Will Woodstock Willie see his shadow? One of the highlights of the long-running Woodstock Groundhog Days festival is the customary prognos...
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College of DuPage hosts screening of 'Dying to Know' Feb. 19Jan 30, 2018 10:00 pm - College of DuPage Human Services faculty member Bruce Sewick, LCPC, CADC, will host a screening of "Dying to Know: Ram Dass and Timothy Leary" at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19,...
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Geneva church to show 'Freedom to Marry' documentary Feb. 23Jan 30, 2018 10:00 pm - For the February "Friday Flicks," the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 102 S. Second St., will show the 2016 documentary "The Freedom to Marry" on Friday, Feb. ...
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Tom Hanks is the perfect choice to play Mister Rogers in upcoming biopicJan 30, 2018 5:00 am - All together now: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. One of the country's most likable actors working today (Tom Hanks) will portray one of the country's most lik...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Maze Runner' races to No. 1 with $24.2M
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Maze Runner: The Death Cure," the third installment in the young adult dystopian series, raced to the top of the box office in its opening weekend in...
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'Maze Runner' installment tops charts, Oscars pics get boost
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Oscars 2018: The Academy's newer, younger members seem to have made a differenceJan 25, 2018 10:00 pm - "You only see what you look at." Those words of wisdom were shared with me earlier this week by a source for a future story. But they've been resonating with particular ...
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'In the Fade' paints grief-soaked portrait of terrorismJan 25, 2018 5:00 am - “In the Fade” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's startling how few filmmakers have tried to tackle terrorism with anything beyond a standard procedural account. It's less surprising t...
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Suburban filmmaker's 'American Folk' strikes chord in spite of forced scriptJan 25, 2018 5:00 am - “American Folk” - ★ ★ Set in the immediate, hazy aftermath of 9/11, “American Folk” is an unlikely fusion of road trip and musical — a travelogue dotted with folk ...
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'Death Cure' wraps 'Maze Runner' trilogy with spectacle, spectacular clichesJan 24, 2018 10:00 am - “The Maze Runner: The Death Cure” - ★ ★ ½ As many young-adult-oriented movies do, “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” attests to the bond of friendship as a powerful force for...