Movies
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Can 'Justice League,' 'Blade Runner' deliver a daring fall for film?Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - Summer 2017 has already gone down as one of Hollywood's worst in recent memory, notwithstanding such standouts as “Wonder Woman,” “Dunkirk” and the little-rom-com-that-c...
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'It' edges out Tom Cruise's 'American Made' to take No. 1
Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - After dipping to No. 2 last weekend, "It" has regained control of the North American box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. The movie beat out the n...
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Widescreen: New 'Star Trek' tainted by CBS' app-happy sales pitchSep 29, 2017 6:00 am - “Six bucks a month for new ‘Trek'? Beam me up!” — Sean Stangland, Nov. 4, 2015 “CBS, you greedy sons-a-guns!” — Sean Stangland, Sept. 24, 2017 OK, perhaps I toned d...
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Is Darth Vader the greatest movie villain of all time?Sep 29, 2017 6:00 am - The greatest movie villain? A countdown! Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents “The Greatest Villains of the Silver Screen” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Sch...
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Former film critic Dave Gathman leads discussion after 'Women's Balcony' screeningSep 28, 2017 6:00 am - Classic Cinemas' First Wednesday Film Club presents “The Women's Balcony” at 1 and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Charlestowne 18 Theaters, 740 E. Main St., St. Cha...
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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...