Movies
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Want mom movies? Here's the mother lodeMay 06, 2015 6:00 am - If you're looking for movies to commemorate Mother's Day, you might want to skip "Mr. Mom," "Kramer vs. Kramer," "Mrs. Doubtfire" and other movies illustrating how dads ...
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Hollywood animator teaches his craft at CODMay 05, 2015 5:30 am - The art Tony Venezia creates often goes unappreciated - stuff like animated titles, graphics and trailers that you see in movies and on television. In the movie "Total ...
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Our very real fascination with artificial intelligenceMay 04, 2015 6:00 am - By Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post As we make way for summer movie season, the past few weekends have been dismal for moviegoers looking for something to stim...
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Celebrate Star Wars Day with new details about 'The Force Awakens'May 03, 2015 11:00 pm - Happy Star Wars Day! It's May the Fourth, which means it's the best time — at least until “The Force Awakens” opens on Dec. 18 — to celebrate life in a galaxy far, f...
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DVD previews: 'Selma,' 'Black or White'May 02, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, May 5: "Selma" (PG-13, 127 minutes, Paramount): Director Ava DuVernay has created a stirring, often thrilling, uncannily timely...
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'Age of Ultron' proves why robots are blockbusters' best villainsMay 01, 2015 6:00 am - To say that "Avengers: Age of Ultron" arrives in theaters this weekend with a bang would be putting it entirely too low on the volume dial. And while director Joss W...
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See early comedy, accompanied by live music, at Geneva library May 17Apr 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Enjoy the 1926 comedy "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," accompanied by live music from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at the Geneva Public Library, 127 James St. The movie, part of th...
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Gire: Why I won't watch the trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”Apr 30, 2015 6:15 am - No, I will not watch it Stop asking me if I've seen the new trailer to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” If I'm lucky, I won't lay eyeballs on it until after the movie ope...
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Morality play leaves 'Tangerine' viewers wanting moreApr 30, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Tangerines' I felt a little bit cheated at the end of Zaza Urushadze's drama "Tangerines," a nominee for this year's Best Foreign Language Academy Award. I...
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Troubled Hollywood Palms sold, new owner seeks upgradesApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - In the wake of a $1.3 million tax evasion case filed by the state, the Hollywood Palms movie theater in Naperville has been sold to Houston, Texas-based Star Cinema Gril...