Movies
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'Wolf Totem' captures majestic Mongolian vistasSep 10, 2015 5:00 am - With its sweeping Mongolian panoramas and majestic, real-life wolf packs, "Wolf Totem" should lure lovers of nature into the theater. But director Jean-Jacques Annaud's ...
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Finally, a reason to buy a Wii USep 09, 2015 11:00 pm - After almost three years of being overshadowed by the more powerful, adult-oriented video game consoles from Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo's Wii U will at last become a m...
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Shyamalan scores modest comeback with creepy comedy 'The Visit'Sep 09, 2015 11:00 am - Finally, M. Night Shyamalan writes and directs an intentionally funny movie. "The Visit," a whimsical riff of the classic Hansel and Gretel fairy tale as filtered throug...
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CLC to host film screeningSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Benjamin Busch, a decorated U.S. Marine and an award-winning film director, writer, photographer and actor, will present a free, 40-minute screening of "Bright," his awa...
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Sam Smith sings new James Bond theme song for 'Spectre'Sep 07, 2015 11:00 pm - LONDON - The name's Smith, Sam Smith. The choice was shrouded in mystery and denials, but the 23-year-old British sensation has surfaced as the singer of the theme song ...
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Geneva church to preview the prize-winning documentary 'Happy'Sep 07, 2015 11:00 pm - On Friday, Sept. 25, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 102 S. Second St., will show the 2011 documentary "Happy" by Roko Belic at 7 p.m. Combining real-life ...
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DVD previews: 'The Age of Adaline'Sep 05, 2015 7:15 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Sept. 8: "The Age of Adaline" (PG-13, 113 minutes, Lionsgate): Adaline (Blake Lively) is a 29-year-old who survives a near-deat...
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The Force is already with toy storesSep 04, 2015 5:00 am - Force Friday has arrived! What's Force Friday? It's the day when nostalgic parents across the globe can buy their children action figures for a film they won't be ab...
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Elk Grove firm unveils new “Star Wars” models for Force FridaySep 04, 2015 12:00 am - After more than nine months of working in secrecy, an Elk Grove Village-based model maker is releasing its designs today for four new spaceships from the upcoming “Star ...
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'Bloodsucking' a weak attempt at a genre mashupSep 03, 2015 6:30 am - The low-budget horror comedy “Bloodsucking Bastards” combines Peter Jackson's grossly gory “Dead Alive” with Mike Judge's comedy “Office Space” — minus clever banter, in...