Movies
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What else is on TV on Super Sunday?Jan 30, 2015 5:00 am - Super Sunday is here, but not all of us want to watch Richard Sherman and the Seattle Seahawks take on deflated ballhandler Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. (But ...
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Reel life: Winnetka native's 'Warren' debuts at festivalJan 29, 2015 5:00 am - 'Warren' piece I tried to catch up with filmmaker Alex Beh at his Los Angeles home, then at a wedding in Dallas. I finally connected with him on Monday after he arrived ...
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'Project Almanac' loses way as teen time-travel taleJan 29, 2015 4:45 am - What have we done to deserve another found-footage movie? The tired hand-held technique that seemed so fresh in 1999 with “The Blair Witch Project” long ago wore out its...
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Sketchy Russians, plot holes sink submarine thriller 'Black Sea'Jan 29, 2015 4:15 am - After skillfully navigating through an ocean of claustrophobic suspense, Kevin Macdonald's submarine thriller "Black Sea" runs out of narrative fuel, coming to a full st...
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Style doesn't best substance in 'Mommy'Jan 29, 2015 4:00 am - Mini-review: 'Mommy' You have never seen anything like "Mommy," a brash and bold domestic drama in which 25-year-old Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan rips the doors of co...
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'Ghostbusters' cast set; release in 2016Jan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The "Ghostbusters" reboot has set its all-female leads with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and a pair of "Saturday Night Live" performers. Director Paul Feig...
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Costner flick not as simple as 'Black or White'Jan 28, 2015 10:00 pm - "Black or White" may be the title, but there are plenty of gray areas tackled in this good ol' fashioned family dramedy from standup comic turned filmmaker Mike Binder. ...
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Budget-friendly fun: 'Groundhog' celebration in WoodstockJan 27, 2015 4:30 am - ‘Groundhog Day' Watch the 1993 film “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, at the Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St., in downtown Woodstock. The sc...
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Emma Watson to star in live-action 'Beauty and the Beast'Jan 27, 2015 4:15 am - NEW YORK - Emma Watson will play Belle in Disney's live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast." The Walt Disney Co. announced the casting of the "Harry Potter" star Mo...
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Free international film series at CLC:Jan 27, 2015 12:01 am - Four international films will be presented for free on Friday nights by the College of Lake County Center for International Education. The films begin at 7 p.m. in Room ...