Movies
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Brett Haley's 'Dreams' brings an audience to a cast of a certain ageMay 25, 2015 6:00 am - Here's a safe prediction: Disney's sci-fi fantasy "Tomorrowland" will be the big box-office winner this weekend, easily beating out the new remake of "Poltergeist." But ...
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Even Anna Kendrick thinks all-female reboots are a jokeMay 24, 2015 6:00 am - Even Anna Kendrick knows that female-led franchise reboots could lead somewhere silly. In a video released in connection with Red Nose Day, Kendrick spoofs "Indiana Jone...
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DVD previews: 'Seventh Son,' 'Cut Bank'May 23, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, May 26: "Seventh Son" (PG-13, 102 minutes, Universal): In this medieval magic fest based on the Joseph Delaney book, a mystical...
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'Poltergeist' scares up more laughs than screamsMay 22, 2015 4:00 pm - To call "Poltergeist" laughable is not the same thing as saying it's bad (although it is that, too.) It's just that it seems less interested in scaring you than in makin...
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Danner blythely charms in rom-com 'Dreams'May 21, 2015 6:00 am - What many Hollywood screenwriters don't get - or get and just don't care - is that setting up a character to be wonderful, noble or just plain too good to be true has th...
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Reel life: Woodstock's Welles festival coming to a closeMay 21, 2015 5:30 am - Film critics notebook: • It's almost over. The Orson Welles Festival in Woodstock goes out with a party this weekend. On Friday, May 22, “The Magnificent Ambersons:...
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'Slow' an immersive look at violence, survival in the WestMay 21, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Slow West' John Maclean's "Slow West" possesses a twisted sense of humor that ambushes our sensibilities and sidesteps our outrage sensors. Arthur Penn's "...
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Product placement, context confusion dim visually dense 'Tomorrowland'May 19, 2015 5:15 pm - Whoa! What has happened to Brad Bird, the genius director whose refreshingly inspired "The Incredibles" gave us an on-target snapshot of an American family coping with s...
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Buffalo Grove author looks back on lifelong love of horror filmsMay 19, 2015 5:30 am - Adam Rockoff wants to correct what he says is the No. 1 misconception people hold about fans of gruesome horror films. "The general public thinks that people who like th...
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DVD previews: 'American Sniper,' 'Leviathan'May 16, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, May 19: "American Sniper" (R, 132 minutes, Warner): Bradley Cooper stars in Clint Eastwood's respectful - if somewhat s...