Movies
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Why 'Colossal' fails as a feminist movieApr 17, 2017 6:00 am - I'm not a contrarian by nature, but as a critic, the occasions when I find myself disagreeing with my colleagues are often more interesting than when I chime in as part ...
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'Fast and the Furious' on road to record global debut
Apr 16, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The eighth installment in the "Fast and the Furious" is on the path to becoming the biggest worldwide debut of all time, besting both "Star Wars: The Force...
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'The Last Jedi' teaser trailer is online now
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Film 'Time to Choose' offers inspiration for Earth DayApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County has announced a free screening of "Time to Choose Climate Change for Good." The screening will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, A...
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'Their Finest' blends wit, romance in World War IIApr 13, 2017 6:00 am - “Their Finest “ is a movie about making a movie, specifically a glossy propaganda film meant to bolster morale in Britain in the darkest days of the Second World War. It...
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Outlandish 'Colossal' meshes rom-com with monster movieApr 13, 2017 6:00 am - The Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo makes funny, fantastical, Frankenstein-like films that playfully combine small-scale with big-concept. “Colossal,” his second Engli...
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Not-so-funny bunnies: 'Watership Down' among films in 'Not Quite for Kids' festApr 13, 2017 6:00 am - 'Not Quite for Kids:' a grown-up film fest Chicago's Music Box Theatre presents a special film festival designed for more mature children, the “Not Quite For Kids” fest ...
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Staid 'Tommy's Honour' par for the dramatic courseApr 13, 2017 6:00 am - As far as dramatic excitement goes, movies about playing golf rank just above movies about playing chess. Both attempt to dramatize mental processes: chess with its step...
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'Furious' No. 8 - fast, spectacular and a tad too longApr 12, 2017 12:45 pm - At some point during the chasing, racing “The Fate of the Furious,” you might be inclined to stop rooting for the good guys and start feeling sorry for the bad ones. Aft...
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'Roseanne' writer from Judson talks faith-based filmmakingApr 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Twenty-nine years ago, theater professor David McFadzean left Judson University to move to Hollywood and help his former college roommate start up a new TV series based ...