Movies
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Aren't we done with slow motion visuals yet?Jul 27, 2017 6:00 am - Slow-mo action device a passing fad cliché? During the late 1960s and early '70s, almost every movie seemed to include the same transitional shot: a single flower, grass...
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Bigelow's 'Detroit' depicts real-life horror tale of racism, abuse of powerJul 26, 2017 11:45 am - Kathryn Bigelow's tough docudrama “Detroit” begins as a frightening, authentic re-creation of the Motor City's 1967 race riots, then roller-coasters into scenes of claus...
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Highland Park grad practices 'invisible art' as Hollywood music editorJul 25, 2017 5:30 am - Will Kaplan prides himself on being the practitioner of an "invisible art." "If you notice what I've done," the 1976 Highland Park High School grad said, "then I haven't...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Dunkirk,' 'Girls Trip' score
Jul 24, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The news was good for two of the three new openers this weekend. Christopher Nolan's World War II epic "Dunkirk" topped the charts with $50.5 million,...
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2 concerts, movie night moved due to flooding of Geneva parkJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - The remaining Concerts in the Park and Movie in the Park in Geneva have been moved to River Park, because of the flooding of Island Park. River Park is at 151 N. River L...
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Victory for 'Dunkirk' and 'Girls Trip' at the box office
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Widescreen: Rediscovering creepy cult classics 'Suspiria,' 'Phantom of the Paradise'Jul 21, 2017 6:00 am - A young American woman arrives in Germany to attend an exclusive dance school. She is greeted by a surly cabdriver and a relentless downpour. They come to the blood-red ...
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Kids Dream Summer Film Series continues in ElginJul 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Marcus Theatres and Marcus Wehrenberg Theatres continue the Kids Dream Summer Film Series, presented by American Family Insurance. Between now and Aug. 16, moviegoers c...
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Young wife wages bloody personal rebellion in 'Lady Macbeth'Jul 20, 2017 6:00 am - “Unsex me here” was Lady Macbeth's plea for manly ferocity in Shakespeare's tragedy, but the protagonist of “Lady Macbeth” has no such designs on shedding her perfectly ...
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Cast, winning script make 'Girls Trip' a wonderfully raunchy rompJul 20, 2017 6:00 am - Get ready to know the name Tiffany Haddish. Like Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids,” Haddish steals the film “Girls Trip” from her big-name co-stars: Queen Latifah, Regi...