Movies
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Why 'Hunger Games' is a great film franchiseNov 20, 2015 4:15 am - "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" opens Friday, bringing the cinematic adaptation of Suzanne Collins' hit novels to a close. What began as a modestly budgeted, fle...
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Boys behave badly in raunchy 'Night Before'Nov 19, 2015 4:00 am - There are plenty of ways to get into the holiday spirit: hanging decorations, lighting candles, caroling. Some people even enjoy elbowing through crowds in search of gif...
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Characters are too cold to care about in 'Altered Minds'Nov 19, 2015 4:00 am - Michael Z. Wechsler's psychological drama "Altered Minds" reminds me of many plays I encountered in college, some very serious works of drama in which people in a confin...
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Even Julia Roberts can't save 'Secret'Nov 19, 2015 4:00 am - Julia Roberts certainly knows how to supply a showstopping clip for the Academy's consideration. As FBI agent Jess in "Secret in Their Eyes," she arrives at a murder sce...
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'Hallow' has the right ingredients, but the recipe might be offNov 19, 2015 4:00 am - Eek! Corin Hardy's frightening and fantastic horror tale "The Hallow" packs all the right ingredients for a satisfyingly creepy collision of science and superstition. Th...
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Images: 'Hunger Games' stars on the red carpet
Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am - The saga of Katniss Everdeen comes to its cinematic conclusion with the release of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2." The film's stars attended a special screening i...
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Gire: Lawrence brings 'Games' to a graceful endNov 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Long. Convoluted. Ridiculous. Pretentious. Frustrating. Yet, curiously satisfying. This is how "The Hunger Games" film franchise ends, not with a bang or a whimper, but ...
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Schaumburg grad's accidental acting career leads to 'Hunger Games'Nov 16, 2015 10:00 pm - On the set of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," Schaumburg High School grad Jeff Glover caught more than fire. He caught fiery star Jennifer Lawrence. "She was running ...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Spectre' and 'Peanuts' stay on top
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Oscar winning 'Citizenfour' to be shown Friday in GenevaNov 15, 2015 10:00 pm - On Friday, Nov. 20, the Academy Award-winning film "Citizenfour" will be shown as part of the free "Friday Flicks" series at 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Soci...