Movies
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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'
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'Girl on the Train' steamrolls Parker's 'Birth of a Nation'
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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...