Movies
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Film producer Weinstein fired after sexual harassment allegationsOct 08, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, three days after an expose detailed decades of allegations of sexual abuse...
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HBO's 'Spielberg' documentary: Fawning, sure, but also persuasiveOct 07, 2017 7:15 am - The Steven Spielberg portrayed in Susan Lacy's satisfyingly comprehensive 2½-hour HBO documentary "Spielberg" is a wide-open book. It's all so clearly been about a lonel...
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Dann Gire revisits 1982 interview with original 'Blade Runner' Harrison FordOct 06, 2017 11:00 am - Editor's note: The following is Film Critic Dann Gire's 1982 interview with original "Blade Runner" Harrison Ford and director Ridley Scott. It has been slightly edi...
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Dann Gire presents 'Great Horror Movies' at Palatine libraryOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - Just in time for Halloween! Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents "Oh, the Horror! The Great Horror Movies, Part 1 - From the Silent Era to the 1950s." It's at 6:30 p.m. ...
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Join a silent film discussion on 'Nosferatu' Oct. 16Oct 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Silent films are visually striking representations of human emotions, including fear and uncertainty. Film lecturer John Nygro presents a discussion about the classic s...
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'My Little Pony: The Movie' awash in sweetness and sparkleOct 05, 2017 4:00 pm - Lollipop-sweet and rainbow-bright, the four-legged gal pals of Ponyville go clippity-clopping from the small screen to the big in "My Little Pony: The Movie." With its o...
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'Blade Runner' movie trailers should offer spoiler alerts, Dann saysOct 05, 2017 6:00 am - At Chicago press screenings for “Blade Runner 2049” last week, a Warner Bros. representative read a request from director Denis Villeneuve asking critics to preserve the...
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'Lucky' a love letter to late Harry Dean StantonOct 05, 2017 6:00 am - “Harry Dean Stanton Is Lucky,” announces the trailer of the new film by John Carroll Lynch. That sentence means more than it sounds. Yes, Stanton, the wonderful actor wi...
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Liam Neeson's 'Mark Felt' commands underwhelming Watergate dramaOct 05, 2017 6:00 am - In the fact-based drama "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House," Liam Neeson plays a powerful person with a particular set of skills. As second-in-command ...
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Romance, survival mix in 'The Mountain Between Us'Oct 05, 2017 6:00 am - "The Mountain Between Us" is about two strangers who survive a plane crash only to end up in the unforgiving snowy Utah mountains, with no cell reception and precious li...