Movies
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'Inherent Vice' director Anderson among the modern greatsDec 12, 2014 5:01 am - I saw "Magnolia" in January 2000 in Champaign and my moviegoing life changed forever. For three hours, I felt as if I had been transported back to the '70s, that era of ...
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District 95 film festival:Dec 12, 2014 12:01 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 and the District 95 Educational Foundation will host the 3rd annual District 95 Film Festival on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Lake Zurich High S...
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Celebrity charged after appearance in SchaumburgDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - Brandon Novak, who has appeared in several "Jackass" films, has been charged with criminal damage to property in connection with a celebrity appearance at a Day of the D...
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Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' strikes nerve in JapanDec 12, 2014 12:01 am - TOKYO - Angelina Jolie's new movie "Unbroken" has not been released in Japan yet, but it has already struck a nerve in a country still fighting over its wartime past. An...
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Globes snubs: Jolie, Nolan get no love this yearDec 12, 2014 12:00 am - The Golden Globe nominations always have their quirks, and sometimes it seems they exist in their own private galaxy. This year's movie nominations, though, stuck close ...
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Theaters go all in with holiday screenings this weekendDec 11, 2014 5:00 am - Film critics notebook: • Final ballots are being tallied this weekend for the 2014 Chicago Film Critics Awards, to be announced Monday, Dec. 15. Go to dailyherald.c...
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Father, son struggle to make amends in 'Brahmin Bulls'Dec 11, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'Brahmin Bulls' "Brahmin Bulls," Los Angeles director Mahesh Pailoor's first feature, makes for a sincere but forced drama about an estranged father and son...
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'Imitation Game' hinges on Cumberbatch's vast talentDec 11, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'The Imitation Game' In response to a policeman's question "Can machines think like humans?," brilliant British mathematician Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberba...
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Visual effects trump drama in biblical spectacle 'Exodus'Dec 11, 2014 4:45 am - God takes the form of a peevish little brat in "Exodus: Gods and Kings," Ridley Scott's spectacular, problematic biblical epic that updates the Old Testament with impres...
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A critic's high-five for 'Top Five'Dec 11, 2014 4:45 am - Chris Rock's new comedy "Top Five" is a mess, but a good mess that captures the chaotic, unstructured lifestyle of a popular entertainer struggling with the real issues ...