Movies
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Werner Herzog's 'Queen of the Desert' proves a royal boreApr 06, 2017 6:00 am - The subject of "Queen of the Desert," writer-director Werner Herzog's first narrative feature since 2009, is Gertrude Bell, an Englishwoman who, in the years after World...
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'Smurfs: The Lost Village' takes tots on kitschy, psychedelic tripApr 06, 2017 6:00 am - "Smurfs: The Lost Village," the third theatrical feature centering on tiny blue humanoid forest creatures beloved by small children, has enough bright colors and slapsti...
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Charming 'Gifted' adds up to more than formula custody taleApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - The tale of a rancorous custody battle over a motherless 6-year-old mathematical prodigy, “Gifted” manages, for the most part, to rise above not just the “Kramer vs. Kra...
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Former Inverness man makes magic for 'Smurfs,' moviesApr 04, 2017 5:20 am - When Tom Bruno Jr. lived in Inverness, he and his friends would drive around the Northwest suburbs with a video camera and ask strangers to create public television prom...
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Inverness filmmaker is no fan of Michael BayApr 04, 2017 5:00 am - Former Inverness resident Tom Bruno Jr. says he usually enjoys working on movies with the many people he meets. But not that guy. “Michael Bay, that guy!” Bruno said. “...
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Box office top 20: 'Boss Baby' takes down Disney's 'Beauty'
Apr 03, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It took Alec Baldwin in diapers to bring down "Beauty and the Beast." The 20th Century Fox release and DreamWorks Animation production "The Boss Baby," f...
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'Dark Knight' composer Hans Zimmer to play Allstate Arena in AugustApr 03, 2017 1:00 am - Prolific film composer Hans Zimmer, famous for music from "Gladiator," "The Dark Knight" and "Man of Steel," will bring his first North American Tour to Rosemont this su...
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16th annual LunaFest returns to St. Charles April 25Apr 02, 2017 11:00 pm - LunaFest, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women's issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their commun...
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'Boss Baby' dethrones 'Beauty and the Beast' with $49M debut
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'Ghost in the Shell' feels like a relic of filmmaking's recent pastApr 01, 2017 7:22 am - In movies, as in life, timing isn't everything. It's the only thing. Consider the strange fate of "Ghost in the Shell," the long-awaited live-action adaptation of the 19...