Movies
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Gere's 'Norman' a study in opaque emotions and empathyApr 20, 2017 6:00 am - Richard Gere's natural cool often translates into characters with opaque emotions and empathy, ideal qualities for his enigmatic Norman Oppenheimer in Joseph Cedar's "No...
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Characters get lost in distanced historical epic 'The Promise'Apr 20, 2017 6:00 am - Terry George's distanced historical drama "The Promise" falls so much in love with its own epic grandness that its dramatic heart gets lost among sweeping vistas and end...
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Exquisitely shot 'Lost City' salutes drive for knowledge, explorationApr 20, 2017 6:00 am - "The Lost City of Z" does not involve zombies. But it does offer cannibals, shrunken heads and a jungle obsession so feverish, you might swear you stepped into a Werner ...
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Katherine Heigl makes for forgettable villain in 'Unforgettable'
Apr 20, 2017 1:00 am - Would anyone who works for an online business really not have a Facebook account? The toxic relationship thriller "Unforgettable" hopes viewers won't remember its pesky ...
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Gun deal gone bad triggers epic shootout in black comedy 'Free Fire'Apr 19, 2017 11:00 am - If Sam Peckinpah remade “The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight,” you'd get something like Ben Wheatley's ode to the cinema of comic cruelty “Free Fire.” A bunch of sleaz...
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ECC will host Latino Film Festival April 21-23Apr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will host the 2017 Latino Film Festival Elgin this weekend, April 21-23. This is the fifth year the college will host the festival, which featur...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Fast 8' snags global debut record
Apr 17, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Fate of the Furious," the eighth movie in the "Fast and the Furious" series may have fallen short of $100 million in North American theaters, col...
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Standing Rock documentary shows film can give voice to the powerlessApr 17, 2017 6:00 am - In November, documentarian Josh Fox uploaded a short video to Facebook of Floris White Bull, who had just been released from jail. Wrapped in a blanket under a dark sky,...
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All the secrets to the insane car scenes in 'Fate of the Furious'Apr 17, 2017 6:00 am - The latest installment in the $4 billion "Fast and the Furious" franchise drops this weekend in theaters nationwide. It's called "The Fate of the Furious," and it is the...
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Why 'Colossal' fails as a feminist movieApr 17, 2017 6:00 am - I'm not a contrarian by nature, but as a critic, the occasions when I find myself disagreeing with my colleagues are often more interesting than when I chime in as part ...