Movies
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Consider a dose of caffeine before you 'Go to Sleep'Oct 30, 2014 5:45 am - Don't be fooled by the Halloweeny title. "Before I Go to Sleep" only sounds like a nerve-wracking noir suspense thriller. The movie itself feels more like a low-grade Hi...
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'President's Men' screened at Blue WhiskeyOct 30, 2014 5:30 am - Film critics notebook: • NBC “Community” series creator Dan Harmon will attend two screenings of his documentary “Harmontown” (directed by Neil Berkeley) at 2:30 p....
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'Citizenfour' moves like a master spy novelOct 30, 2014 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Citizenfour' In Laura Poitras' conscience-shaking documentary "Citizenfour," President Obama explains that CIA whistle-blower Edward Snowden can't be a pat...
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'Nightcrawler' sheds dim light on ratings-driven crime newsOct 30, 2014 5:15 am - No wonder Dan Gilroy's "Nightcrawler" opens on Halloween. This frightening drama could scare the crud out of professional journalists. In "Nightcrawler" (nothing to do w...
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Memories make their mark for Nicole KidmanOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Nicole Kidman didn't land the part she wanted in her first formal acting gig. She had been angling to play Mary or perhaps an angel in the school nativity...
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Wanted in US, Roman Polanski questioned in PolandOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - WARSAW, Poland - Prosecutors in Poland questioned filmmaker Roman Polanski at the request of U.S. prosecutors who are seeking his arrest on charges from 1977 of having s...
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Orson Welles' last film may finally be releasedOct 29, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Orson Welles's last film may finally be nearing release after decades as one of cinema's most storied unfinished creations. The New York Times reported W...
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Documentary on 'National Barn Dance' screening in SchaumburgOct 28, 2014 11:00 pm - For almost four decades, WLS radio and television's "National Barn Dance" was one of Chicago's biggest exports in entertainment, featuring stars such as Gene Autrey, Geo...
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Horror films a 'calling' for monster-loving Elgin nativeOct 28, 2014 5:30 am - Ask horror filmmaker and Elgin native Ryan Oliver about his list of frightening favorites and he mentions a love of monsters that goes way back. "I can remember watching...
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Marvel unveils slate of films through 2019Oct 27, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - "Doctor Strange," "Black Panther," "Captain Marvel" and the "Inhumans" are joining the Marvel cinematic universe. The studio unveiled the titles of its up...