Movies
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Imagery overshadows plot in strange yet hypnotic 'Woodshock'Sep 28, 2017 6:00 am - For most of “Woodshock,” the feelings of its heroine remain obscure. Whether at a party or at home, where she seems to be in a haze, it's as if she's lost in her own tho...
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'California Typewriter' documentary a nostalgic valentineSep 28, 2017 6:00 am - Doug Nichol's handsomely packaged, if slightly myopic, documentary "California Typewriter" waxes poetic, romantic and nostalgic about that once ubiquitous office staple,...
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John McNaughton discusses his film 'Wild Things' Friday in ChicagoSep 28, 2017 6:00 am - "An Evening With Chicago Film Masters" presents a night with Windy City filmmakers discussing their craft with shorts and features starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29...
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Judi Dench rules in lopsided love story 'Victoria & Abdul'Sep 28, 2017 6:00 am - Stephen Frears' superficial historical drama "Victoria & Abdul" ends up being little more than a beautifully photographed, lopsided star vehicle for Judi Dench, whose fu...
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How Hugh Hefner, suburban James Bond author became good friendsSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove resident Raymond Benson and his wife, Randi Frank, received a phone call from concerned officials at their son's school. When asked what he had done during...
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Classic Cinemas hosts monthly film clubsSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - In response to many requests over the years for more art, foreign, classic or documentary films, Classic Cinemas is hosting monthly film clubs. Visit www.classiccinemas....
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Tom Cruise powers new movie 'American Made' with easy charmSep 27, 2017 11:00 am - After Universal's box office stiff "The Mummy" threatened to prematurely wrap Tom Cruise's leading-man career, Doug Liman's fact-based "American Made" puts the action st...
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Documentary to explore Elgin's dairy farming pastSep 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Documentary to examine Elgin area's farming and milk processing past
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Box office top 20: 'Kingsman' crowned No. 1
Sep 25, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" came in a little shy of expectations but still managed to move New Line's horror hit "It" off the top spot at the North Ame...
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'Stronger' spawns a friendship for Gyllenhaal and BaumanSep 25, 2017 6:00 am - TORONTO — As the cast and makers of “Stronger” collectively rose to take a bow after the film's Toronto International Film Festival premiere, Jake Gyllenhaal realized th...