Movies
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'Girl on the Train' steamrolls Parker's 'Birth of a Nation'
Oct 09, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Propelled by the popularity of Paula Hawkins' best-seller, the adaptation of "The Girl on the Train" led North American theaters in ticket sales with $24...
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Judson seeking spiritual films for annual festivalOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - Judson University in Elgin is accepting film submissions for the 13th annual Imago Film Festival April 4 to 8. The festival showcases independent films dealing with fait...
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Should filmmaker's past be factored into movie reviews? Gire says noOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - 'Filmmaker' critics? By now, most people who follow movies know that in 1999 “The Birth of a Nation” director/writer/star Nate Parker was accused of raping an 18-year-ol...
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'American Honey' a bittersweet mix of hope, darknessOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - The paradox of "American Honey," an epic tone poem about a youthful band of itinerant hucksters, is that it somehow manages to be both rapturous and dispiriting. Loosely...
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Lack of suspense, boring characters derail 'Girl on the Train'Oct 06, 2016 6:00 am - By the time all the confusing, chronologically shifted fragments finally come together in Tate Taylor's muddled murder mystery "The Girl on the Train," our own train of ...
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HoloHolocaust courtroom drama 'Denial' fails to stir needed passionOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - As courtroom dramas go, "Denial" is tasteful, to a fault. In playwright David Hare's screenplay, based on actual events, you won't hear anyone shouting something like "Y...
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Parker's bold 'Birth of a Nation' celebrates resilience of human spiritOct 05, 2016 6:00 am - The most haunting image in Nate Parker's ambitious, spiritually florid slave revolt drama "The Birth of a Nation" shows a little white girl laughing and skipping in fron...
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Ugandan chess player's story inspires Alicia Keys songOct 04, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Alicia Keys has always been a supporter of female empowerment, so when the singer watched the new film "Queen of Katwe" and saw its female lead, Phiona Mutesi...
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Dundee Library to show Elgin documentary 'Project 2-3-1' Oct. 9Oct 03, 2016 11:00 pm - The Dundee Library is pleased to host a screening of "Project 2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Blocks, One City," a 2015 documentary film that tells the story of Elgin's Africa...
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