Movies
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DVD previews: 'Home,' 'White God'Jul 25, 2015 7:00 am - “Home” (PG, 94 minutes, DreamWorks Animated): Evoking “The Wizard of Oz,” “Annie” and “E.T.,” this kiddie sci-fi adaptation is about the yearning for the comforts of...
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8-Bit icons: A look at the video games of 'Pixels'Jul 25, 2015 6:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Q*bert is ready for his close-up. After bringing Harry Potter and Mrs. Doubtfire to life on the big screen, Chris Columbus' latest film sees the director i...
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Chicago Blackhawks come back to Blu-rayJul 24, 2015 5:30 am - When the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2013, the documentary “17 Seconds” gave a personal, behind-the-scenes look at the team to a few theaters and, subseque...
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Low-stakes mystery unfolds in modest 'Paper Towns'Jul 23, 2015 3:55 pm - A low-key vibe is both the greatest strength and the greatest weakness of "Paper Towns," Jake Schreier's self-consciously modest adaptation of John Green's 2008 novel. G...
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Quiet 'Unexpected' a proving ground for Cobie SmuldersJul 23, 2015 5:45 am - Mini-review: 'Unexpected' Cobie Smulders' unadorned, low-key, ego-drained performance as a single, 30-year-old pregnant Chicago schoolteacher serves as the attractive hu...
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Boxing clichés KO chameleonic Gyllenhaal in 'Southpaw'Jul 23, 2015 5:45 am - Chameleonic actor Jake Gyllenhaal's light heavyweight boxing champ Billy "the Great" Hope can take on any contender with a record of 43 wins and no losses. But when he f...
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Shrill, shallow 'Pixels' propelled by nostalgiaJul 23, 2015 5:30 am - On paper, or at least on a computer printout, Chris Columbus' "Pixels" probably looked like the next "Ghostbusters" or the next "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," two comedy cla...
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Horrifying 'Alleluia' loosely based on a true storyJul 23, 2015 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'Alleluia' Just when you think that most American horror films have become too conventionally PG-13 or too timid to actually shock audiences, along comes B...
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Gire: Woody's philosophical crime comedy Kant cut itJul 21, 2015 11:00 pm - Few things make me want to play Russian roulette (with six bullets in the cylinder) more than inner-monologing voice-overs that constantly update what movie characters t...
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Aurora native casts all those TV, movie 'background actors'Jul 21, 2015 5:30 am - Ever look at a huge crowd scene in a movie or on a TV show and wonder, how did the filmmakers get all these people together and have them act just like a crowd of regula...