Movies
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How 'American Assassin' took a long, twisting path to filmSep 11, 2017 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - After twists and turns worthy of the very spy series it sprung from, a movie featuring the indomitable fictional terrorism fighter Mitch Rapp is about to h...
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Why the new Reese Witherspoon movie 'Home Again' feels so familiarSep 11, 2017 6:00 am - Writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer is romantic comedy royalty. Her mother, Nancy Meyers, wrote and directed "It's Complicated," "Something's Gotta Give" and "The Holida...
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'It' floats away with record-breaking $117.2 million weekend
Sep 10, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - "It" is a hit. The Stephen King adaptation from New Line and Warner Bros. shattered records over the weekend earning $117.2 million from 4,103 locations ac...
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Right now is a particularly bad time to be afraid of clownsSep 10, 2017 7:00 am - If the mere sight of a clown sends a chill up your spine, pop culture is going to make life a little harder for you over the next few weeks. We've compiled a list of the...
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William Shatner talks 'Wrath of Khan,' new creative projectsSep 09, 2017 7:25 am - LOS ANGELES - As "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" marks its 35th anniversary with a return to theaters for special screenings Sunday and Wednesday, star William Shatner...
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Constable: How Elk Grove Village company finds success with 'old' modelsSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - The story of how model-maker Revell became a major player in the merchandising of this December's “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” movie begins a long time ago (72 years ago) ...
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From 'It' to 'The Stand': King's ABC miniseries still haunt usSep 08, 2017 6:00 am - Stephen King's books have been adapted into eight miniseries for the ABC network over the years, beginning in 1990 with the first filmed version of this week's much-anti...
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Arlington Heights theater ownership changes hands againSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - Arlington Heights' downtown movie theater will have its third owner in four years. Florida-based CMX Cinemas, a subsidiary of Cinemex, announced this week it has acquire...
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Dann Gire goes ape over 1933's classic 'King Kong'Sep 07, 2017 6:00 am - CFCA to show the best planet of the ape film How tall did the actual gorilla in 1933's original classic monster movie “King Kong” stand? Why does this black-and-white, o...
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'Viceroy's House' an educational drama on Indian independenceSep 07, 2017 6:00 am - "Viceroy's House" is a bit like "Downton Abbey," only set in Delhi, against the backdrop of India's independence from English colonial rule. The most obvious similarity ...