Movies
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''71' a chilling tale of a man's attempt to survive a wartorn nightMar 12, 2015 6:00 am - The early 1970s were bloody in Northern Ireland, with the Troubles building toward a fever pitch of bombings, riots and shootings that sent the death toll skyrocketing. ...
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Documentary reports on 'Beautiful' femininismMar 12, 2015 5:45 am - Mini-review: 'She's Beautiful When She's Angry' Director Mary Dore isn't much of a dramatic storyteller in her documentary "She's Beautiful When She's Angry," but she pr...
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Neeson's action hero ages well in problematic 'Run'Mar 12, 2015 5:30 am - Harrison Ford starred as Indiana Jones at 65. Sylvester Stallone played his last "Expendables" at 67. Charles Bronson's "Death Wish" vigilante continued to mop the stree...
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'Doubt' an indictment of those who block the truthMar 12, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Merchants of Doubt' The documentary "Merchants of Doubt" should be required viewing for anyone involved in journalism, PR and communications. Smart, well-r...
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Suburbia goes wrong in 'Home Sweet Hell'Mar 12, 2015 5:15 am - Mini-review: 'Home Sweet Hell' Despite splendid performances by Patrick Wilson as a passively unaggressive furniture salesman and Katherine Heigl as his sociopathic, con...
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Magic missing from lush, lifeless 'Cinderella'Mar 12, 2015 5:00 am - Perhaps the best-known fairy tale of all time has been given a lush, if lifeless, production in "Cinderella," an opulent re-imagining that spares nothing in the way of c...
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Movies: Neeson on the 'Run;' 'Cinderella' lush, but lifelessMar 11, 2015 9:00 am - Coming Friday in Time out! Liam Neeson and “Cinderella” battle it out at the box office this weekend. Dann Gire reviews Liam Neeson's new action thriller “Run All Night”...
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Modernizing 'Cinderella' with humanity and the right starsMar 11, 2015 6:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Everyone knows the tale of Cinderella. The story of the beautiful girl who is forced into servitude by a wicked stepfamily, transformed for a nig...
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'Maker the Movie' screening in SchaumburgMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - A new documentary film highlighting the "maker movement" will be screened to the public at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg ...
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Geneva Film Festival expects more than 1,000Mar 09, 2015 11:00 pm - When we think of the silver screen, distinct and beautiful people come to mind, often wearing capes. They speak in clipped phrases. They smoke cigarettes. Sometimes, the...