Movies
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Prepare to fall in love with Star Wars' Daisy RidleyDec 19, 2015 5:00 am - If you haven't yet heard of Daisy Ridley, you're about to. The 23-year-old lead in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” isn't just a talented actress in the biggest franchise ...
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Luxury seats key to renovated suburban movie theatersDec 18, 2015 6:22 am - Hundreds of the traditional folding theater chairs are anchored to the concrete floor of Carpentersville Cinema 12 Theatre's largest auditorium. With shared armrests and...
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Reel life: Readers revisit 'Star Wars' I-VIDec 18, 2015 4:55 am - 'Force'd to comment Dear Dann: After re-watching the six "Star Wars" films to prepare for the new movie, I think that episodes I, II and III were given a bad rap. "...
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' thrills fans, sets records
Dec 17, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - After months of secrecy and anticipation, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is thrilling fans and theater owners alike. The most anticipated film in the galax...
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Alviiiiin! Your movie stinksDec 17, 2015 5:00 am - "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip" would be best described as kiddie film fast-food contaminated with intellectual botulism and narrative salmonella. The first big...
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'Flowers' a dramatic look at how people copeDec 17, 2015 4:30 am - The three women in this drama are brought together by death and share a floral arrangement of isolation and sadness. In "Flowers," Jon Garano's and Jose Mari Goenaga's d...
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Fey, Poehler get down, dirty in disarmingly funny 'Sisters'Dec 17, 2015 4:00 am - It requires superior artistry to take the rude, crude and socially unmentionable and make it feel upliftingly wholesome. Such is the magic of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, t...
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Suburban fans feel 'The Force Awakens'Dec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Chris Zimmerman said it best. “I'm super excited!” the 26-year-old South Elgin man shouted in the lobby of AMC Streets of Woodfield theaters in Schaumburg. The first sho...
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Review: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' returns to its rootsDec 16, 2015 1:00 am - It doesn't quite make up for nine long years devoted to four excruciatingly disappointing prequels. But it's an excellent start. "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awak...
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Maine East classmates recall 'Harry' Ford before 'Star Wars' fameDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - Before the days of YouTube, DVDs or even VHS, a shy teenage boy who went by the name of Harry Ford rolled a film projector cart up and down the hallways of Maine Townshi...