Movies
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Pedro Almodóvar channels Hitchcock in the captivating 'Julieta'Feb 02, 2017 5:00 am - Awash in color, feminine psychodrama and heightened emotion, "Julieta" is a classic Pedro Almodóvar film - or, more accurately, a classicized version of the Almodóvar fi...
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De Niro's 'Comedian' a movie that forgets its own punchlineFeb 02, 2017 5:00 am - Robert De Niro's dark and sassy stand-up comic dramedy "The Comedian" feels like a 119-minute setup that forgot its punchline. "The Comedian" works as a provocative char...
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Oscar-nominated 'Salesman' a complex, empathetic taleFeb 02, 2017 5:00 am - Even as Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi layers his films with complexity, his command of narrative is utterly total. You get the impression he could direct his wa...
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Lake Zurich star to host film, Q&AFeb 02, 2017 5:00 am - Lake Zurich star to host film, Q&A Roni Akurati, the Lake Zurich teenager who stars in the new movie "Growing Up Smith," will host a Q&A after both the 4:30 and 7 p.m. s...
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Lake Zurich's Roni Akurati a charmer in comedy 'Growing Up Smith'Jan 31, 2017 10:00 pm - The culture-clash comedy "Growing Up Smith" possesses a big heart, features a funny and engagingly sincere performance by Lake Zurich's Roni Akurati, and offers an endin...
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Sundance doc chronicling rise of Donald Trump to air on Showtime FridayJan 31, 2017 5:00 am - In case you need a reminder of how Donald Trump mounted an unorthodox campaign and became the unlikely winner of the presidential election, the documentary “Trumped” is ...
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Lake Zurich teen 'Growing Up' in front of the cameraJan 31, 2017 4:30 am - You won't have to look hard to spot Lake Zurich's Roni Akurati in the new family comedy "Growing Up Smith," opening this weekend at the AMC South Barrington 30 theaters....
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Box Office Top 20: 'A Dog's Purpose' is second to 'Split'
Jan 30, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The M. Night Shyamalan thriller "Split" topped the box office for a second week, outperforming new openers including "A Dog's Purpose" and "Resident E...
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Your guide to the 'La La Land' backlashJan 30, 2017 5:00 am - When Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone's "La La Land" won nearly universal praise from critics late last year as a delightful vestige of classic Hollywood musicals, you could ...
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Real places that inspired scenes in Oscar-nominated filmsJan 30, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK - A diner in Miami, a house in Pittsburgh and a pier in Los Angeles: All of them are real places where Oscar-nominated movies were filmed. Part of "Moonlight" w...