Movies
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'La La Land,' 'Moonlight' cap Dann Gire's top 10 for 2016Dec 26, 2016 11:45 am - Two movies deserve be named the best English language feature film of 2016: Damien Chazelle's musical “La La Land” and Barry Jenkins' coming-of-age drama “Moonlight.” Bo...
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Letting the full force of August Wilson's talent in through 'Fences'Dec 25, 2016 6:15 am - One morning, in the midst of rehearsals for the movie version of "Fences," three of the cast members, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby and Stephen McKinley Henderson,...
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Sunday picks: Start a 'Tradition' with 'Fiddler' screeningDec 25, 2016 6:00 am - 'Fiddler on the Roof' Celebrate the start of Hanukkah with a screening of the 1971 Academy Award-winning musical “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. ...
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Denzel Washington can finally breathe easy about 'Fences'Dec 24, 2016 6:23 am - LOS ANGELES - Denzel Washington is feeling pretty good at the moment. He's close to his 62nd birthday, and the Screen Actors Guild has just recognized his adaptation of ...
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Lively 'Hidden Figures' takes audiences on unforgettable rideDec 23, 2016 5:00 am - It's a fact of movie life that, during the holiday season, tears will be shed. No sooner had viewers dried and fluffed their hankies after seeing "Moonlight" and "Manche...
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Movies and more: 7 options for Christmas DayDec 23, 2016 12:00 am - Maybe you're looking for something fun to do after Christmas dinner. Or maybe you just don't celebrate the holiday. Either way, you don't have to hibernate at home if yo...
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Actors swing for the 'Fences' with DenzelDec 22, 2016 5:00 am - Actors on the 'Fences' In Denzel Washington's directorial debut "Fences" (based on August Wilson's play) opening Dec. 25, Stephen Henderson plays Bono, best pal of Washi...
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Adopted man struggles to find home in cinematically gorgeous 'Lion'Dec 22, 2016 5:00 am - "Lion" is based on one of those stories that's almost too incredible to be true. As a young boy growing up in a poor village in India during the 1980s, Saroo Brierley go...
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How movie helped ex-Arlington Heights journalist Strobel find peace with dadDec 22, 2016 4:30 am - This might not seem like a Christmas story. But it is. The peace and goodwill part takes place on a movie set for "The Case For Christ," based on Lee Strobel's autobiogr...
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Denzel Washington, Viola Davis deliver powerful performances in 'Fences'Dec 21, 2016 2:00 pm - Denzel Washington delivers a leonine, devouringly powerful performance as one of American theater's most imposing patriarchs in "Fences," a classic of contemporary drama...