Movies
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DiCaprio bears up with superb performance in 'The Revenant'Jan 05, 2016 10:00 pm - The magnificently harsh “The Revenant” depicts nature's brutality with a poetic touch of visual grace, a work of such “you are there” immediacy that you might flinch as ...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Star Wars' flies toward 'Avatar' record
Jan 04, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is even closer to usurping "Avatar's" reign as the top domestic box office earner of all time. Disney's record-busting ...
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Why Adam McKay is America's most powerful political filmmakerJan 04, 2016 5:00 am - More than a year ago, I talked to movie director Adam McKay, who was receiving an award from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Because of the occasion, I asked h...
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Actress co-founded hospital for poor in IndiaJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - While attending Stanford University, Buffalo Grove native Melanie Chandra and four fellow students wanted to do something for the low-income people in India. So, they fo...
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Buffalo Grove grad's 'Code Black' role just latest in her successJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - She holds a mechanical engineering degree from Stanford University, a second-degree black belt in Shotokan karate, the title of Miss India America 2007 and a regular rol...
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'Star Wars' box office surpasses 'Titanic,' 'Jurassic World'
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DVD previews: 'Sicario,' 'The Visit,' 'The Walk'Jan 02, 2016 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Jan. 5: “Sicario” (R, 121 minutes, Lionsgate): An FBI agent (Emily Blunt) is recruited to join a government anti-drug task ...
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Movie night for disabled adultsJan 01, 2016 12:00 am - A "Frozen" movie night social for disabled adults 14 and older will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at the Vogelei Barn Teen Center, 650 W. Higgins Road i...
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Social media, upgraded theaters help drive $11 billion year
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Reel life: Dann picks some of 2015's best, worstDec 31, 2015 5:00 am - Film critics notebook As we segue into 2016, here are some final movie observations about the recently departed 2015: The Best Movie Poster: Hands down, "Trainwreck." Th...