Movies
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Dann & Raymond highlight kids' fantasy filmsSep 01, 2016 6:00 am - Fantastical films Join me and Buffalo Grove film historian Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents "We're Off to See the Wizard: The Great Fantasy Films" ...
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'Willy Wonka,' 'Blazing Saddles' in local theaters this weekendAug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - The movies are getting Wilder this weekend. Gene Wilder's death at the age of 83 Monday has spawned a resurgence of his greatest comedies. The AMC theater chain announce...
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Gorton Community Center to screen outdoor movieAug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Area residents are invited to gather family and friends, picnics, blankets and lawn chairs for a movie under the stars in Gorton Community Center parking lot, Saturday, ...
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Dark premise drowns in whimsy in '9th Life of Louis Drax'Aug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Plenty of movies feature precocious children, but Louis Drax (Aiden Longworth) is one of the less believable. Would any 9-year old boy in 2016 write threatening letters ...
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Van Damme back in nostalgic action-jammed 'Kickboxer: Vengeance'Aug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - We know what we're getting with a movie titled "Kickboxer: Vengeance," don't we? So, let's skip the kung-fooey actors, all graduates of the Chuck Norris Drama School for...
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Strong performances can't save dark, sluggish 'Light Between Oceans'Aug 31, 2016 6:00 am - Give credit to writer/director Derek Cianfrance for attempting to become the next David Lean with his ambitiously mounted, well-acted, literature-credentialed Australian...
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John Krasinski's love letter to family and movies he adoresAug 30, 2016 6:00 am - WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - John Krasinski is pretty sure some of his favorite movies wouldn't get made in today's Hollywood. Films like "The Verdict," "Kramer vs. Kramer,"...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Don't Breathe' inhales $26.4 million
Aug 29, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The modestly budgeted horror movie "Don't Breathe" scared off competitors at the box office this weekend, taking first place with $26.4 million in its...
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#CartoonsSoWhite? Disney's 'Moana' points the way forward for diversityAug 29, 2016 6:00 am - When the Disney film "Moana" lands this November, it will feel fresh to many moviegoers for an unusual reason: It is a mainstream Hollywood animated film that casts feat...
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'Don't Breathe' and 5 other movies where people have to hold their breathAug 29, 2016 6:00 am - In "Don't Breathe," released Friday, thieves break into a blind man's house and come to regret it. Holding your breath for a long time is usually a bad idea, since breat...