Movies
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DVD previews: 'Goosebumps,' 'The Assassin'Jan 23, 2016 6:28 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Jan. 26: "Goosebumps" (PG, 103 minutes, Sony): Jack Black plays author R.L. Stine in this adventure-comedy based on Stine's...
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Gire: Minority quotas? How to fix Oscar's diversity problemJan 22, 2016 4:26 am - Old white guys have been running Hollywood and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since their inceptions. Now, like Claude Raines' police chief in "Casablan...
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'5th Wave' an accidentally comical alien invasion taleJan 21, 2016 9:45 am - The 1st Wave: Alien invaders disable all energy-powered machines by dispatching an electromagnetic pulse around the Earth. The 2nd Wave: Alien invaders cause tsunamis in...
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Charlotte Rampling the best thing about glum '45 Years'Jan 21, 2016 4:00 am - Andrew Haigh's restrained relationship drama "45 Years" stars Charlotte Rampling, a Soaring '60s icon who started with a Cadbury candy commercial before blasting to popu...
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Maggie Smith works her magic on flawed 'Lady'Jan 21, 2016 4:00 am - "The Lady in the Van" stars recent "Harry Potter" regular Maggie Smith in Nicholas Hytner's adaptation of Alan Bennett's 1999 black comedy based on "a mostly true story"...
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Inarritu defends deeper meanings, violence in 'Revenant'Jan 20, 2016 10:00 pm - A couple of days before Thanksgiving, film blogger Jeffrey Wells sent out a tweet about “The Revenant” that set social media astir, suggesting the violence in the new We...
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Barrington's White House hosts Oscars viewing party Feb. 28Jan 20, 2016 12:00 am - Barrington's White House will host a "Hollywood's Greatest Night" Oscar Party on Feb. 28, when movie lovers can gather to watch the Academy Awards presentation while sip...
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Movie guide: Find a film for the weekendJan 19, 2016 10:00 pm - Looking ahead: What is "The Fifth Wave"? And what happened to Waves One through Three? Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire reviews the new movie Friday in Time out! Here'...
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After the Oscar nominations, will people finally see 'Room'?Jan 19, 2016 5:00 am - Thursday was a big day for "Room." Not only was Brie Larson nominated (as expected) for best lead actress, but the film shocked pundits by also landing nods for best pic...
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Barrington, Catlow team to show Oscar-nominated short filmsJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - Barrington-area movie lovers will have insider access next month to two of the most compelling and hardest to see Oscar-nominated film categories - Best Animated Short F...