Movies
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Reel life: Harold Ramis film festival starts Sunday in WoodstockMar 11, 2016 4:00 am - Critic's notebook • Chicago's great, late comedian Harold Ramis gets his own festival when “A Tribute To Harold Ramis” begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 13, with a scr...
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'Embrace' a vibrant look at past atrocityMar 10, 2016 4:00 am - Ciro Guerra's period drama "Embrace of the Serpent" won an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film for Colombia, and it's easy to see why. David Gallego's eyebal...
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Terrence Malick makes moments the main characters in 'Knight of Cups'Mar 10, 2016 4:00 am - Terrence Malick will never be accused of plagiarizing Aristotle's ancient blueprint for dramatic plotting and character development. They barely exist in "Knight of Cups...
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Unpredictable 'Cloverfield' sequel a canny combo of claustrophobia, paranoiaMar 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Several years ago, I decided the best way to experience movies would be to know as little about them as possible before actually seeing them. I mention this because “10 ...
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Baron Cohen's 'Brothers Grimsby' loads up on shameless humorMar 09, 2016 10:00 am - Be suspect of movies that are infamous before they even hit theaters. The “they did WHAT” anticipatory glee is generally bound to be a letdown — especially when the big ...
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'Rocky Horror' producer Michael White dies at 80
Mar 09, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Producer Michael White, who brought the racy "Oh! Calcutta!" to the London stage and the outrageous "Rocky Horror Picture Show" to the screen, has died. He...
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MTV Movie Award nominations are everything we wanted the Oscars to beMar 07, 2016 10:00 pm - "Straight Outta Compton." "Creed." "Deadpool." "Jurassic World." No, these aren't just the movies that cleaned up at the box office this past year. They are four of the ...
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Geneva Film Festival opens ThursdayMar 07, 2016 10:00 pm - The 9th annual Geneva Film Festival is this weekend, giving residents a chance to watch a variety of films they might otherwise never get to see. The festival features a...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Zootopia' rises to record $75 million
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Loud Lake Bluff native lands voice-over role in 'Open Season'Mar 07, 2016 12:00 am - "Something bad has happened! Something really, really bad!" It's the opening line of the new animated direct-to-DVD movie "Open Season: Scared Silly," spoken by Mr. Wee...