Movies
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Before 'Alien: Covenant,' revisit David Fincher's installmentMay 19, 2017 6:00 am - It's time for another summer movie anecdote! May 20, 1992: My father and I sit in his black 1988 Dodge Omni, listening to Jeremy Roenick and the Blackhawks beat the Edmo...
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Cute couple saves 'Everything' despite problematic screenplayMay 18, 2017 4:00 pm - In the romantic teen fantasy “Everything, Everything,” main characters succumb to a dreaded Hollywood disease known as Kristen Stewart Acting Syndrome. This nasty malad...
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Diane Lane elevates escapist rom-com 'Paris Can Wait'May 18, 2017 6:00 am - An ode to food, France, film and flirtation, "Paris Can Wait" is a creamy but not entirely disposable bonbon of a movie. Writer-director Eleanor Coppola makes her narrat...
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Charmless 'Wimpy Kid' sequel takes audience on long, gross 'Haul'May 18, 2017 6:00 am - Poor Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott. Between "Clueless" and "That Thing You Do!" they separately led two of the most charming and re-watchable all-ages comedie...
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Director calls 'Lovers' a more honest drama about affairsMay 18, 2017 6:00 am - Why 'Lovers' director bans cellphones on set Writer/director Azazel Jacobs' "The Lovers" provides sharp, poignant insights into why both members of a middle-aged married...
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'Covenant' returns 'Alien' franchise to pure sci-fi horror originsMay 17, 2017 8:00 am - In a perfect universe, Ridley Scott's “Alien: Covenant” would have been an ideal follow-up to his genre-shattering 1979 thriller “Alien,” a seminal science-fiction monst...
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Report: Hackers claim to be holding latest 'Pirates of Caribbean' movie ransom
May 16, 2017 1:00 am - Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said hackers claim to have stolen an unreleased film and are threatening to distribute it online if they aren't paid a r...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Guardians 2' rules, 'King Arthur' flops
May 15, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Neither King Arthur nor Amy Schumer proved to be decent competition for the intergalactic misfits of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2." The Marvel and ...
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MC22 documentary 'Sarah Reckmeyer: A Life in Music' to screen at 2017 Illinois International Film FestivalMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - "Sarah Reckmeyer: A Life in Music" has been selected to screen at the 2017 Illinois International Film Festival, which takes place May 20-21 at the Prisco Center in Auro...
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'The Lovers' makes the case for experience over youthMay 14, 2017 7:18 am - To watch "The Lovers" is to be treated to some high-caliber performances by a couple of experienced pros. First, you've got Debra Winger, who's just as effortlessly magn...