Movies
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Artists stand up to The Man in 'Desert Dancer'Apr 09, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Desert Dancer' Richard Raymond's "Desert Dancer" comes across as an international version of "Footloose," complete with oppressive government restrictions ...
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'Keep dreaming, keep reading,' Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer tells Geneva kidsApr 09, 2015 1:00 am - When she was growing up, Octavia Spencer had trouble reading. Due to dyslexia, the words were jumbled, and she would have to start again and again, losing interest. But ...
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ECC's Latino Film Festival features a variety of genresApr 08, 2015 11:00 pm - Films from Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru, Spain and Venezuela will be in the spotlight when Elgin Community College hosts the 2015 Latino Film Festiv...
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'King John' almost a fine Bard-eaux wineApr 08, 2015 6:00 am - The Stratford Festival's production of William Shakespeare's “The Life and Death of King John” (shortened to a marquee-friendly “King John”) constitutes less a work of c...
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Movie guide: Dann Gire previews Nicholas Sparks' 'Longest Ride'Apr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Coming Friday: Based on Nicholas Sparks' novel, “The Longest Ride” is about two couples brought together in a love story that begins when a box of old letters set Luke a...
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Buffalo Grove High grad's stuntman job 'like recess all day long'Apr 07, 2015 5:30 am - He can leap from tall buildings in a single bound. He's more powerful than a villain's loco motive. And if you catch Hollywood stuntman Chris Brewster in action, you'll ...
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'Furious 7' races past expectationsApr 04, 2015 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - The high-octane "Furious 7" peeled out of the gates in its opening weekend, picking up a stunning $143.6 million from 4,004 locations to easily top the dom...
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DVD previews: 'A Most Violent Year,' 'The Immigrant'Apr 04, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, April 7: "A Most Violent Year" (R, 125 minutes, Lionsgate): Set in New York's outer boroughs in 1981 - a year of record crime r...
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Weekend picks: Kevin McCaffrey comes homeApr 04, 2015 6:00 am - Local boy Chicago-area native Kevin McCaffrey, a writer for “The Late Show with David Letterman” and regular on “truTV Presents: World's Dumbest,” returns home for ...
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Weekend picks: Thinner Teed jams at Durty Nellie'sApr 03, 2015 6:00 am - Get funky at Nellie's Northwest suburban jam band Thinner Teed has been rocking area stages — from local venues to college bars to large-scale music festivals — wit...