Movies
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In the mood for a movie? Check Dann Gire's guide firstAug 18, 2015 11:00 pm - As we enter the dog days of summer cinema, choices for new movie viewing experiences this weekend include ultraviolent comic-book level action films “American Ultra” and...
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Film Festival in the WoodsAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods examines the costs and benefits of sharing space with nature at its 2015 Film Festival in the Woods from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Saturday, A...
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DVD previews: 'Little Boy,' 'The 100 Year Old Man'Aug 15, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 18: "Little Boy" (PG-13, 107 minutes, Universal): A 7-year-old boy (Jakob Salvati) is willing to do whatever it takes to b...
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'Straight Outta Compton' marketing brings film into mainstream
Aug 15, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES -- Everybody can be straight outta somewhere, and that's fine with Universal Pictures. An online marketing campaign for the rap-music film “Straight Outta Co...
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New 'Frozen' short film comes homeAug 14, 2015 6:00 am - Anna and Elsa are back! It's up to you to decide whether that's a threat or a promise. “Frozen Fever,” the seven-minute short film bundled with Disney's live-action “Cin...
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Kevin Bacon a high point as twisted, corrupt sheriff in 'Cop Car'Aug 13, 2015 6:00 pm - "Cop Car" might merely have been a solid, satisfying excursion into genre-film territory - mostly courtesy of Kevin Bacon, who plays a corrupt rural sheriff in pursuit o...
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Engaging 'Compton' chronicles controversial rappers' riseAug 13, 2015 5:30 am - “Straight Outta Compton,” a drama about the rap group N.W.A., boasts instant audience appeal. Longtime admirers of the Los Angeles ensemble, who helped create West Coast...
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'Diary of a Teenage Girl' shocking, but not for shock's sakeAug 13, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' Actress Marielle Heller's blisteringly honest directorial debut, "The Diary of a Teenage Girl," begins with 15-year-old Minnie...
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Reel life: Do you have a favorite 'U.N.C.L.E.' opening?Aug 13, 2015 5:00 am - Film critics notebook: • Each of the four seasons of NBC's "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." opened with a different arrangement of Jerry Goldsmith's classic spy theme. So ...
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Spy series film not your father's 'U.N.C.L.E.'Aug 11, 2015 12:00 am - Instead of delivering an actual "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." motion picture - based on NBC's espionage TV series - director/writer Guy Ritchie and his "Sherlock Holmes" wri...