Movies
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Mount Prospect marks D-Day with exclusive showing of French documentaryJun 03, 2016 1:00 am - To mark the 72nd anniversary of D-Day on Monday, June 6, Mount Prospect will have a free showing of a French movie narrated by Tom Brokaw and produced by a resident of M...
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Reel life: 'Shaun the Sheep' leads morning movie seriesJun 02, 2016 5:00 am - Classic Cinemas' popular Wednesday Morning Movie Series cranks up its 2016 season with the delightful animated comedy "Shaun the Sheep" at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at...
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Faux doc 'Popstar' a stretched 'SNL' skit with lewd laughsJun 02, 2016 5:00 am - Andy Samberg's faux documentary comedy "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping" turns out to be pretty much what we'd expect from its commercial trailers: a lewd, frequently...
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Simplistic 'Me Before You' tugs at the tear ductsJun 02, 2016 5:00 am - Well, I cried anyway. I cried even though halfway through "Me Before You," I swore to myself I wouldn't, because the movie felt overly broad, overly simplistic, lacking ...
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Witless, cartoony action movie puts 'Turtles' in the soupJun 01, 2016 11:00 pm - The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have become a mere shell of their former selves. In Dave Green's juvenile, wit-challenged “Out of the Shadows,” only two of the reptilia...
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Beyond 'Animal House': College movies worth further studyMay 31, 2016 11:00 pm - My alma mater, Wheeling High School, will celebrate its Class of 2016 at commencement Sunday, just as dozens of high schools across the suburbs will or already have. The...
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Box office top 20: 'X-Men' lags and 'Alice' flops
May 31, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Memorial Day weekend, long a flagship launching pad in Hollywood's summer, went bust at the box office, as a pair of poorly reviewed sequels disappointed...
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Disney Channel celebrates 100 original movies with marathonMay 31, 2016 6:00 am - From "Snow White" to "Frozen," there's a Disney classic that brings you back to your childhood. But for those who were born in the last 30 years or so, a different kind ...
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Depp's 'Alice' bombs, 'X-Men: Apocalypse' on top with $65M
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'X-Men: Apocalypse': Here are 5 reasons you should see itMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - The good news: “X-Men: Apocalypse,” despite the early negative word, will not bring about the fall of the “X-Men” movie franchise. In recent months, we've seen “Batman v...