Movies
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Short films for 'Nightmare' to benefit South Elgin animal shelterOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Besides zombies and scary stuff, this week's Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin will give visitors a chance to benefit a good cause. The short films "The Devil Cat" an...
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Florida theater chain buys Arlington Heights' Star Cinema GrillOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Florida-based Paragon Theaters has acquired Star Cinema Grill movie theater in downtown Arlington Heights and added several upgrades for moviegoers. The theater, which i...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Accountant' adds $24.7 million
Oct 17, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Ben Affleck thriller "The Accountant" tallied up a healthy launch at the box office, earning $24.7 million in its first days in theaters, pushing ...
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In its own off-kilter way, 'The Accountant' is a hopeful movie about autismOct 16, 2016 7:17 am - This post discusses the plot of "The Accountant," but not really the elements that are important to the thriller-y bits. • • • This has been a moviegoing season full of ...
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Affleck's 'The Accountant' tops charts with $24.7 million
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'Desierto': Action thriller or political parable for our troubled times?Oct 15, 2016 7:18 am - "Desierto" is a parable for our troubled times. The new film by Jonás Cuarón, the 33-year-old son of Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, is set along the U.S.-Mexican bord...
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'Desierto' a stark, political thriller on the borderOct 14, 2016 6:00 am - “Desierto” is a stark, economical thriller. Its conflict is elemental, and the characters are defined with bold strokes. Director Jonás Cuarón, the son of acclaimed film...
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'Confessions' a gross, dimwitted rom-comOct 14, 2016 6:00 am - The nonromantic comedy "Confessions of a Womanizer" opens with studly young protagonist Ritchie (Andrew Lawrence) stuck in a jail cell with a transgender hooker named Gi...
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'What Now?' at its best when focusing on Kevin Hart's comic presenceOct 13, 2016 6:00 am - Comedian Kevin Hart has a restless mind that wanders freely from the mundane to the absurd. A story about a pesky raccoon in his backyard, for instance, leads to Hart's ...
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Reel life: Two suburban students win honors at 'Say It In 8' film festOct 13, 2016 6:00 am - They 'Say It In 8' Two suburban students won honors in the upcoming "Say It In 8" student film festival sponsored by the After Hours Film Society. Brian Chval of the Col...