Movies
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Entries sought for Teen Film FestAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Original films of seven minutes or less are wanted for the Schaumburg Township District Library's Teen Film Fest, slated for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the library's T...
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Zombie, minister, nerd: Actor from Arlington Hts. does it allAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - YouTube Then the Arlington Heights kid grew up to be the guy in the movies, and in Gire's column. Healy, 42, built a career as a Hollywood actor in a wide range of roles...
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Disney's 'Guardians' retakes top slot at box officeAug 24, 2014 11:34 am - Walt Disney Co.'s "Guardians of the Galaxy" reclaimed the top slot in its fourth week at the box office, beating newcomer "If I Stay" and last week's winner, "Teenage Mu...
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Sunday picks: Meet a few dames to die forAug 24, 2014 6:00 am - Dames to die for: Meet and get autographs this weekend from actresses Patricia Rodriguez Vonne, Crystal McCahill and Rosario Dawson (Aug. 23 and 24 only) before scre...
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Fisher Stevens goes on a filmmaking 'Mission Blue'Aug 24, 2014 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES - When Fisher Stevens approached prominent oceanographer Sylvia Earle about featuring both her life and her work in a documentary, she resisted the idea. Tur...
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Actor-director Richard Attenborough dies at 90Aug 24, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - Acclaimed actor and Oscar-winning director Richard Attenborough, whose film career on both sides of the camera spanned 60 years, has died. He was 90. The actor...
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Weekend picks: Keb' Mo', G-Love play the ArcadaAug 23, 2014 6:00 am - Blues for you: Celebrated blues musician Keb' Mo' shares a concert bill with G-Love and Special Sauce on Saturday at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles...
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DVD previews: 'Belle,' 'Blended'Aug 23, 2014 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 26: "Belle" (PG, 104 minutes, Fox): Set in 1769, "Belle" announces its intentions straightaway with a heartfelt reunio...
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Little bit of everything at Rosemont Comic ConAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - If you think "Doctor Who" is a legitimate question, you don't belong in Rosemont this weekend. You couldn't tip over a TARDIS (the show's time machine) at the Wizard Wor...
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'When the Game' sticks to cliched playbookAug 21, 2014 10:00 am - Perfection is impossible. That's the message of the fact-based "When the Game Stands Tall," a by-the-book sports drama based on the storied De La Salle Spartans, the hig...