Movies
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A-minus at Loyola Academy fueled 'Westworld' creatorOct 18, 2016 5:00 am - An A-minus on a freshman high school creative writing assignment may not seem like such a big deal, but for future filmmaker Jonathan Nolan, that grade changed his life....
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Short films for 'Nightmare' to benefit South Elgin animal shelterOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Besides zombies and scary stuff, this week's Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin will give visitors a chance to benefit a good cause. The short films "The Devil Cat" an...
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Florida theater chain buys Arlington Heights' Star Cinema GrillOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Florida-based Paragon Theaters has acquired Star Cinema Grill movie theater in downtown Arlington Heights and added several upgrades for moviegoers. The theater, which i...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Accountant' adds $24.7 million
Oct 17, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Ben Affleck thriller "The Accountant" tallied up a healthy launch at the box office, earning $24.7 million in its first days in theaters, pushing ...
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In its own off-kilter way, 'The Accountant' is a hopeful movie about autismOct 16, 2016 7:17 am - This post discusses the plot of "The Accountant," but not really the elements that are important to the thriller-y bits. • • • This has been a moviegoing season full of ...
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Affleck's 'The Accountant' tops charts with $24.7 million
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'Desierto': Action thriller or political parable for our troubled times?Oct 15, 2016 7:18 am - "Desierto" is a parable for our troubled times. The new film by Jonás Cuarón, the 33-year-old son of Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, is set along the U.S.-Mexican bord...
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'Desierto' a stark, political thriller on the borderOct 14, 2016 6:00 am - “Desierto” is a stark, economical thriller. Its conflict is elemental, and the characters are defined with bold strokes. Director Jonás Cuarón, the son of acclaimed film...
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'Confessions' a gross, dimwitted rom-comOct 14, 2016 6:00 am - The nonromantic comedy "Confessions of a Womanizer" opens with studly young protagonist Ritchie (Andrew Lawrence) stuck in a jail cell with a transgender hooker named Gi...
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'What Now?' at its best when focusing on Kevin Hart's comic presenceOct 13, 2016 6:00 am - Comedian Kevin Hart has a restless mind that wanders freely from the mundane to the absurd. A story about a pesky raccoon in his backyard, for instance, leads to Hart's ...