Movies
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'10 Cloverfield Lane' opens well, but 'Zootopia' roars
Mar 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Moviegoers didn't have much to go on with the mysterious "10 Cloverfield Lane," but the words "Cloverfield" and "J.J. Abrams" were enough. The Abrams-produced...
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DVD previews: 'The Big Short,' 'Brooklyn,' 'Carol'Mar 12, 2016 6:18 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, March 15: "The Big Short" (R, 130 minutes, Paramount): Adam McKay's quirky portrait of the run-up to the 2008 financial col...
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The perfect political movie for our time was made in 1992Mar 11, 2016 5:01 am - The pivotal Illinois primary vote in this most-puzzling election season is just days away, and I have the perfect film for us to watch before visiting the ballot box - u...
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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
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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 ...