Movies
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Animated 'Wild Life' dumbs down classic 'Crusoe'Sep 09, 2016 6:00 am - It's no great shock when a movie based on a beloved book falls short of the original, but few fail as confoundingly as "The Wild Life." This kid-friendly take on "Robins...
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Wauconda Park District to reopen iconic Phil's Beach, seen in 'Blues Brothers'Sep 09, 2016 5:30 am - An iconic suburban beach that once was a destination for thousands of families and was depicted in the classic film “The Blues Brothers” will reopen to the public as par...
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Foreign Film Sundays to feature 'A Simple Life' Sept. 18Sep 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Gather with friends to watch and discuss a foreign film led by members of Geneva's International Cultural Exchange Committee. This month's screening will be the 2011 Hon...
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Actress Lana Wood comes to Park Ridge for 'The Searchers'Sep 08, 2016 6:20 am - Wood at the Pickwick Actress Lana Wood, sister of the late Natalie Wood, will appear at a 60th anniversary screening of John Ford's classic western "The Searchers" at 7 ...
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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'...