Movies
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'Lazarus Effect' revives too many tired horror clichesFeb 27, 2015 4:30 am - A naturally occurring brain chemical is the basis for the hallucinogenic goo that gets injected into subjects' heads - along with a giant jolt of electricity - in "The L...
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Leonard Nimoy's work will live forever - where you can see itFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Mr. Spock died in 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," but that didn't deter Leonard Nimoy, who, thanks to the powers of Dr. Carol Marcus' Genesis Planet, went on t...
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Nimoy in 1982 to Dann Gire about Spock dying, and those eyebrowsFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire interviewed Leonard Nimoy twice - once in L.A. in 1982 on "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" and then again by phone two years later wh...
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Mark Duplass juggles TV, Netflix and 'Lazarus'Feb 26, 2015 5:15 am - Talking to Mark Duplass, you realize that he understands time management. He speaks in sound bites and doesn't linger. “I'm efficient with the time that I have when I ha...
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Refurbished Antioch Theatre to reopen FridayFeb 26, 2015 4:30 am - Two screens will be ready for moviegoers on Friday
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Reel life: Dann & Raymond take on Bond, best fightsFeb 26, 2015 4:00 am - Film critics notebook: • A digitally remastered version of the Marx Brothers classic 1935 comedy “A Night at the Opera” will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March...
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Damian Szifron's anthology a 'Wild' rideFeb 26, 2015 4:00 am - Mini-review: 'Wild Tales' Argentine writer/director Damian Szifron's anthology movie "Wild Tales" offers us one of the grandest, most diabolically conceived opening sequ...
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Star chemistry compensates for wild plotting in Will Smith's 'Focus'Feb 26, 2015 4:00 am - It doesn't take long to catch on to the modus operandi of the romantic comedy/drama "Focus" - no matter what outrageous things happen, they will invariably be revealed a...
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Free movie March 4 at Colby Barn in GrayslakeFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - Liberty Prairie Foundation, Conserve and other partners are sponsoring a free showing of the film "Symphony of the Soil" next week at Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake's Pra...
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'Focus' among Dann Gire's weekend movie picksFeb 25, 2015 9:00 am - Nothing is what it seems in Will Smith's new psychological con artist drama “Focus,” to be reviewed in Friday's Time-out! and online Thursday by Daily Herald film critic...