Movies
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'Fantastic Four' more like fantastic boreAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - It's not so fantastic. Chicago film critics suspected this when 20th Century Fox booked its only press screening of Marvel's "Fantastic Four" on Wednesday after regular ...
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Watch Kurt Cobain doc at home or on the big screenAug 05, 2015 6:00 am - “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck,” the searing documentary about the rock icon who killed himself in 1994, premiered earlier this year on HBO but will be on the big screen ...
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How you can have fun with Lake Zurich policeAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - Up to 500 children are expected at an inaugural Lake Zurich police festival Friday. Called Lake Zurich Blue & You, the free bash is set for 6 to 8:30 p.m. at police head...
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Co-founder of Pixar to headline Willow Creek Leadership SummitAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - The co-founder of Pixar, a Harvard Law professor and the youngest tenured professor at the Wharton School are among the “teachers” at the Global Leadership Summit starti...
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UFC's Ronda Rousey to star in biopic based on her memoirAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Fresh off her knockout win, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Ronda Rousey is headed to the big screen. Paramount Pictures said Monday that it has acqui...
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DVD previews: 'Divergent Series: Insurgent,' 'True Story'Aug 03, 2015 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 4: "The Divergent Series: Insurgent" (PG-13, 119 minutes, Lionsgate): The second film chapter of former Barrington residen...
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Artist built a career out of LegosAug 03, 2015 6:00 am - Those who saw this year's Oscar telecast may recall the performance of “Everything Is Awesome,” the boisterous nominated theme song from “The Lego Movie.” As Tegan and S...
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Gire: Dialogue-free 'Shaun the Sheep' a sheer delightAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - The way I see it, Aardman's engaging grand slam lamb comedy "Shaun the Sheep Movie" will be the weightiest competitor against Pixar's "Inside Out" for the Oscar for best...
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Invisible women? Hollywood's female superhero problemAug 02, 2015 6:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Batman. Spider-Man. Iron Man. Ant-Man. The list of male superheroes starring in their own big-screen escapades is bigger than Tony Stark's ego, and the bil...
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Rosemont's Flashback horror convention boasts killer lineupAug 02, 2015 6:00 am - When Niles residents Mia and Mike Kerz realized there weren't any horror film festivals in the Chicago area for them to attend, they decided to start their own. “We are ...