Movies
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Film follows Arlington Heights family's tough decision on cochlear implantsAug 06, 2015 5:30 am - Jill Stark and her two children are playing at the park when a plane flies overhead. All three of them look up at the same time. Nothing remarkable about it, except that...
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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...