Movies
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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...
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Quirky, comic book action thriller sums up 'Accountant'Oct 12, 2016 12:30 pm - "The Accountant" figures to be a quirky, comic book-inspired, character-driven action thriller riddled with as many jack-in-the-box surprises as bullets, kicks and punch...
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'Finding Dory' tops $1 billion; gets in line for OscarOct 11, 2016 6:00 am - Can "Finding Dory" make it three-for-three for Disney? Twice before this year, a Disney-distributed animated film has topped $1 billion in global gross, and both times, ...
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How war and suburbia shaped a Hollywood writerOct 11, 2016 5:15 am - Adi Hasak enjoyed an idyllic upbringing in Highland Park, but his Israeli military service in Beirut ultimately defined his work as a Hollywood screenwriter and producer...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Girl on the Train' races to top spot
Oct 10, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The film adaptation of Paula Hawkins' best-selling psychological thriller "The Girl on the Train" easily topped the box office this weekend, outpacing...
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Will Natalie Portman win an Oscar for 'Jackie'?Oct 10, 2016 6:12 am - Since its premiere in early September at the Venice Film Festival, "Jackie" has been gaining steam ahead of its Dec. 2 release. Most of the positive chatter has revolved...
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DuVernay turns her lens on mass incarceration in 'The 13th'Oct 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Ava DuVernay's documentary "The 13th," on mass incarceration and its deep, historical roots in America, has been welling up in her a long time. The film, whic...
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The rom-com is dead - goodOct 10, 2016 6:00 am - Like so many people, my favorite romantic comedy is the 1998 Nora Ephron film "You've Got Mail," because it celebrates books, fall, email anxiety and misunderstandings t...
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Sunday picks: ESO accompanies Chaplin's 'City Lights'Oct 09, 2016 7:15 am - A classical Tramp Charlie Chaplin's 1931 silent film classic "City Lights" gets live accompaniment courtesy of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra this weekend at the Hemm...
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'Girl on the Train' steamrolls Parker's 'Birth of a Nation'