Movies
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Q&A with director: 'Witch' inspired by 'Oz' and 'Shining'Feb 18, 2016 12:00 am - Writer/director Robert Eggers won a Best Director prize at last year's Sundance Film Festival for his first feature film, a period horror tale titled "The Witch." I tal...
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Box Office Top 20: Reynolds' 'Deadpool' marks historic debut
Feb 16, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Superhero movies don't have to be PG-13 to get superhero-sized returns. "Deadpool's" historic debut proved that and then some. Ryan Reynold's foul-mou...
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Oscar Shorts Film Festival at the Catlow in BarringtonFeb 14, 2016 10:00 pm - The Oscar Shorts Film Festival will be held the next two Saturdays at the Catlow Theater, followed by a red-carpet Oscar viewing party on Sunday, Feb. 28, at Barrington'...
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Roll out red carpet at 'The Envelope Please! The Academy Awards' ThursdayFeb 14, 2016 10:00 pm - The St. Charles Public Library is rolling out the red carpet to get ready for the biggest, star-studded event of the year: the 2016 Oscars. Join film critic Dann Gire, ...
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Foreign Film Sundays to feature 'Blancanieves' at Geneva libraryFeb 14, 2016 10:00 pm - Enjoy the Spanish movie "Blancanieves" from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Geneva Public Library, 127 James St. This 2012 Spanish black-and-white silent fantasy dra...
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IMAX film 'National Parks Adventure' celebrates America's parksFeb 14, 2016 6:22 am - A new IMAX movie debuted Friday, starring geysers, red rock canyons, mountaintops and redwood forests. Called "National Parks Adventure," the film celebrates the beauty ...
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Big 'Deadpool' debut annihilates 'Fifty Shades' record, more
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Doing Valentine's Day the nerdy wayFeb 14, 2016 4:45 am - "An Affair to Remember." "Sleepless in Seattle." "The Bridges of Madison County." "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II." One of these is not like the other, an...
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DVD previews: 'Black Mass,' 'Trumbo'Feb 13, 2016 5:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Feb. 16: “Black Mass” (R, 122 minutes, Warner): Johnny Depp slathers on makeup to become real-life Boston crime lord James ...
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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...