Movies
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'Single' rom-com suffers from diet of spoon-fed dialogueFeb 12, 2016 4:45 am - "How to Be Single" follows the romantic exploits of four New York women grappling with relationships and self-esteem issues, but only one - Dakota Johnson's Alice - deli...
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Schaumburg Legoland adds new features, movie experienceFeb 12, 2016 12:00 am - Change is afoot in the land of Lego in Schaumburg. The home of more than 5 million tiny plastic bricks, Legoland Discovery Center closed for four days of demolition and...
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As 'Force Awakens' winds down, 'Avatar' remains supreme
Feb 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Two months after opening to unprecedented fanfare, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is finally winding down in theaters, leaving behind arsenals of plastic ligh...
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Reel life: Dann's biggest problem with 'Brooklyn'Feb 11, 2016 5:00 am - 'Brooklyn' revisited John Crowley's drama "Brooklyn" didn't qualify for my top-10 list for 2015 movies, despite wrangling Oscar nominations for picture, actress (Saoirse...
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Filmmaker Moore embarks on global quest in 'Where to Invade'Feb 11, 2016 4:00 am - The arch premise behind Michael Moore's scattershot documentary "Where to Invade Next" puts the sartorially challenged filmmaker on a global quest to "invade" progressiv...
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'Zoolander 2' no model for how to make a comedy sequelFeb 11, 2016 4:00 am - If you hope it's possible for a movie to raise utter stupidity into an art form, get used to disappointment. Ben Stiller's 15-years-in-the-making comic sequel "Zoolander...
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Leonard Nimoy program at Cook Park LibraryFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - Learn about the late Leonard Nimoy, the man who played Spock in the "Star Trek" TV shows and movies, on Feb. 27, at the Cook Park Library, 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., Liberty...
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Marvel's raunchy, irreverent 'Deadpool' sends up superheroesFeb 10, 2016 4:00 am - "Deadpool" is not your grandfather's superhero movie. Come to think of it, it isn't your 13-year-old nephew's superhero movie, either. Blatantly, buoyantly vulgar and ja...
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'Faking It' star from Warrenville shares 'Home Alone' storiesFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - YouTube #8220;People pay me to pretend all day,#8221; she said. #8220;I make a living by doing what every child loves to do for free. That's entirely crazy!#8221; She wa...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Kung Fu Panda' roars past the Coens