Movies
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A mysterious woman reinvents herself - over and over - in 'Complete Unknown'Sep 08, 2016 6:00 am - "Complete Unknown" opens with a montage of scenes from one woman's bizarre, erratic existence. She's a free-spirited hippie one moment and an E.R. nurse the next. She's ...
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Defenders to host screening of 'The Burden' Sept. 21Sep 07, 2016 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Sept. 21, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and Citizens Climate Lobby will present a free screening of the 2015 documentary "The Burden," whic...
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Dramatic 'Sully' soars as thrilling salute to critical thinkingSep 06, 2016 10:00 pm - "Sully" represented something of a "Titanic" challenge for director Clint Eastwood and screenwriter Todd Komarnicki: Most people already know the story. Well. On Jan. 15...
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Box office top 20: 'Don't Breathe' stays no. 1 again
Sep 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The low-budget home invasion horror film "Don't Breathe" led the box office for the second straight week, topping all films over the Labor Day weekend wi...
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Bullying, heroin, gun control films part of Naperville festivalSep 06, 2016 6:00 am - Organizers of the ninth annual Naperville Independent Film Festival say they're not making a political statement by showing films about bullying, mental health, heroin, ...
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Fassbender, Vikander commit to 'Light Between Oceans'Sep 06, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Neither Michael Fassbender nor Alicia Vikander was especially keen on living at a remote New Zealand lighthouse for the duration of shooting Derek Cianfrance'...
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Long, winding trip led Hersey alum to acting careerSep 06, 2016 5:30 am - Remember the scene in the Chicago-shot "The Dark Knight" when a Gotham cop mutters, "You killed six of my friends" before the Joker puts a broken bottle to his throat? A...
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Jon Favreau takes on virtual reality with 'Gnomes & Goblins'Sep 04, 2016 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Jon Favreau has brought talking animals and smart-alecky superheroes to the big screen. For his next project, he's luring miniature goblins into virtual re...
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Five more ways you can celebrate 50 years of 'Trek'Sep 04, 2016 7:00 am - If donning pointy ears and heading to a convention isn't your thing, here are five other ways you can celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Star Trek" this week: • Bold...
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'Don't Breathe' tops box office again over Labor Day weekend