Movies
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Reel life: Revisit 'Blade Runner' at Elk Grove TheatreSep 03, 2015 5:45 am - Film critics notebook: • The Chicago Film Critics Association presents Ridley Scott's genre-defining tale of future gasp, “Blade Runner,” at 1 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, S...
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'Chloe & Theo' full of heart, but it still feels falseSep 03, 2015 5:15 am - Every element in Ezna Sands' overly earnest and simplistic drama "Chloe & Theo" feels false and calculated, right down to its preachy Inuit Christ-figure and its tough N...
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'Rosenwald' doc will reaffirm your faith in the American dreamSep 03, 2015 5:00 am - The superbly wrought documentary "Rosenwald" should be mandatory viewing for all Illinois residents, especially Chicagoans. It's the only documentary I've ever seen that...
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'Transporter' reboot comes down with a case of the stupidsSep 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Near the end of Camille Delamarre's IQ-challenged reboot of Luc Besson's "Transporter" franchise, a villain takes four bullets in the chest, then inexplicably transforms...
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Dean Jones, boyish Disney star, dead at 84Sep 02, 2015 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney's favorite young actor for such lighthearted films as "That Darn Cat!" and "The...
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Gire: Redford, Nolte team up for witty 'Walk'Sep 01, 2015 5:30 pm - "A Walk in the Woods" puts two old guys on a quest to hike the 2,118-mile Appalachian Trail, an adventure that lapses into a character-driven sitcom of Homer's "The Odys...
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High-tech 4DX theater to open in GurneeSep 01, 2015 1:00 am - The Chicago area's first 4DX theater - which will incorporate special effects including scents and motion - will open in Gurnee this fall, officials from Marcus Theatres...
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Curses! Downers South grad not happy with movie version of his bookAug 31, 2015 1:00 am - In the new movie "The Curse of Downers Grove" - being released Tuesday on Blu-ray, DVD and video on demand - a student at Downers Grove High School tragically falls to h...
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Horror master Wes Craven: From Wheaton College to Freddy KruegerAug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Looking back over the horror movie career of the late Wes Craven, I would come to an obvious conclusion that he made excellent use of his English and psychology degrees ...
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Paul Weitz wrote 'Grandma' for an audience of one: Lily TomlinAug 30, 2015 7:20 am - WASHINGTON - In "Grandma," Lily Tomlin's character bears a striking resemblance to Lily Tomlin. It isn't just that the actress wears her own clothes in the film, which ...