Movies
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Highland Park 'Fist Fight' filmmaker inspired by the late John HughesFeb 14, 2017 4:00 am - Put Richie Keen and Charlie Day together and they act like two high school kids who've skipped class. They're old pals who've worked together many times, mostly on the F...
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'From This Day Forward' film to be shown Feb. 24Feb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - The 2015 documentary "From This Day Forward" at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 102 S. Second St. It is a moving portrayal of an Ame...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Lego Batman,' 'Fifty Shades' open on top
Feb 13, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three new openers dominated the box office this weekend - each with its own robust audience. The animated "Lego Movie" spinoff "The Lego Batman Movie"...
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'Lego Batman' dominates 'Fifty Shades Darker' at box office
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Expert: 'Fifty Shades Darker' blurs the line between romance, abuseFeb 10, 2017 4:00 am - Editor's note: Sarah Katula is a clinical nurse specialist in psychiatry at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. She has worked extensively with issues ...
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How your son could star in a Steven Spielberg movieFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - A 6-to-9-year-old suburban boy could be the star of the next Steven Spielberg movie. Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment will host an open casting call for the titular role...
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Hard-boiled, surrealistic 'John Wick 2' a ballet of bulletsFeb 09, 2017 6:00 am - We'll get to all the stabbing, punching, chasing, choking, shooting, screaming, beating, kicking, shouting, running and bleeding in a moment. When you see "John Wick: Ch...
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'Adventure' sorely lacking in bland kid's fantasy filmFeb 09, 2017 5:00 am - “Adventure Club,” a tweenager Indiana Jones movie on an ultratight budget, begins with Todd Bryanton's pulsing, thrilling score promising something the rest of the film ...
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Animated 'Red Turtle' embraces nature, silenceFeb 09, 2017 5:00 am - When was the last time an animated film actual lowered your pulse rate? In its typical Hollywood form, an animated feature is usually the cinematic equivalent of a sugar...
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'Affair,' 'Casablanca' back on the big screen this weekFeb 09, 2017 5:00 am - Happy 60th anniversary, "An Affair to Remember." Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr and the Empire State Building star in this romantic classic (it inspired "Sleepless in Seattle,...