Movies
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Slow-sailing 'Finest Hours' waterlogs fact-based sea survival taleJan 28, 2016 4:00 am - These "Hours" aren't the finest. Just the slowest. Walt Disney's "The Finest Hours," Craig Gillespie's fact-based 3-D survival tale about a daring 1952 U.S. Coast Guard ...
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Pixar animator Matthew Luhn to speak at 12th annual Imago Film FestivalJan 27, 2016 10:00 pm - Pixar animator Matthew Luhn will speak during the 12th annual Imago Film Festival. He has helped to create some of the most memorable animated characters this side of in...
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Geneva library to present 'Fed Up' documentary, discussionJan 27, 2016 10:00 pm - View the 2014 documentary "Fed Up," about the obstacles people have when trying to lose weight and eat healthier and how sugar plays a big role from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday...
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Groundhog Days: Woodstock festival pays tribute to 1993 filmJan 27, 2016 8:00 am - It's time to party again — and again and again — in Woodstock. The annual festival, Groundhog Days, celebrates the Harold Ramis film “Groundhog Day,” which was shot in ...
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In Oscars crisis, Chris Rock and a microphone loom largeJan 27, 2016 4:58 am - NEW YORK - When Chris Rock first hosted the Oscars in 2005, the four black actors nominated that year - Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo and Jamie Foxx (twice...
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Movie guide: Escape the winter doldrums with a movieJan 26, 2016 10:00 pm - Looking for a good scare? A hearty laugh? An intense drama? Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire recaps movies in theaters now. Four stars: superior. Three stars: good. Tw...
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Box office top 20: 'The Revenant' on top with $16 million
Jan 25, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In its third week of wide-release, Alejandro Inarritu's Oscar-nominated "The Revenant" rose to the top of box office with $16 million, according to final...
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Naperville filmmaker's message: Anxiety sufferers aren't aloneJan 25, 2016 5:00 am - Kelsey Sante of Naperville spent her high school years hiding her anxiety. Now she's bringing the panicked feeling of the common mental disorder to the screen in an art...
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Heart-pounding action? Hollywood can now measure thatJan 24, 2016 6:26 am - LOS ANGELES - Ever been told a movie is a heart-pounding thriller that'll have you on the edge of your seat? Thanks to wearable technology, Hollywood has the tools to pr...
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Oscar suddenly notices Charlotte Rampling, after '45 Years'Jan 24, 2016 6:14 am - Charlotte Rampling's Academy Award nomination for best actress in "45 Years" caught many forecasters off guard, given that the British actress - who turns 70 next month ...