Movies
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Chamber Music on the Fox presents live music with film at Elgin Short Film FestivalAug 27, 2017 11:00 pm - In collaboration with the Elgin Short Film Festival, Chamber Music on the Fox presents a screening of Charlie Chaplin's "The Tramp" along with a live chamber music perfo...
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Box-office eclipse: Hollywood has worst weekend in years
Aug 27, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Hollywood effectively took the weekend off, resulting in one of the most dismal box-office results in 16 years. An already slow August came to a screeching ha...
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Star Wars meets Pokemon Go for Force Friday
Aug 26, 2017 7:16 am - Disney is harnessing all of its media might to make the next Star Wars movie the biggest film of the year, employing augmented reality and social media in a global campa...
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Superhero movies in 4K ultra HD - will audiences tell the difference?
Aug 26, 2017 7:15 am - The Guardians of the Galaxy are taking Marvel Studios to a place they've never been before: the world of ultra high definition. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2," availabl...
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Fans find kindred spirits at Comic Con in RosemontAug 26, 2017 1:00 am - Saturday marked the first time Jonathan Deisenroth had been to Wizard World Comic Con Chicago, and the Detroit resident couldn't contain his excitement. "I've found my p...
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'Thrones' finale Sunday, wrap-up show WednesdayAug 25, 2017 6:00 am - HBO's shortened seventh season of "Game of Thrones" ends at 8 p.m. Sunday with "The Dragon and the Wolf," an 80-minute episode that promises to unite many of the show's ...
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Buffalo Grove author critiques 'Dead End,' Dann remembers real Brinks job robbersAug 24, 2017 6:00 am - Buffalo Grove writer talks 'Dead End Street' Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre caters to all crowds. If you don't believe that, consider its upcoming midnight showing...
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Bautista's surprising performance a highlight of violent 'Bushwick'Aug 24, 2017 6:00 am - It takes 50 minutes into this movie before we finally find out why unidentified military units dressed in black uniforms invade, shoot up and blow up the Brooklyn neighb...
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Witless screenplay, creepy humor distract from colorful animation in 'Leap'Aug 24, 2017 6:00 am - Pixar animated films tend to be intelligent, challenging and educational for children, as opposed to the Weinstein Company's animated Euro-ballerina fantasy "Leap!", whi...
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Superhero love still strong as Wizard World Comic Con Chicago hits RosemontAug 23, 2017 6:00 am - Will superheroes ever go the way of vampires? Way back in the first decade of this century, love-struck vampires ruled the pop-culture roost, thanks in large part to th...