Movies
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'Walking Dead' just won't dieOct 17, 2014 5:45 am - “The Walking Dead” returned to AMC last week to absolutely insane ratings. The explosive Season 5 premiere predictably set records for its network with more than 17 mill...
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Gire: Meet Dan Aykroyd at Hollywood Palms SundayOct 16, 2014 3:00 pm - Critics notebook • A bloodsucking double-bill comes to the Hollywood Blvd. Theater in Woodridge on Saturday, Oct. 18, when Todd Browning's original 1931 "Dracula" (...
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Macy's directorial debut 'Rudderless' struggles to set sailOct 16, 2014 6:00 am - "Rudderless" not only serves as the name of a makeshift rock band in William H. Macy's directorial debut, it also describes the drama's rambling narrative. It's a strang...
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'Fury' wallows in barbaric brutality of warOct 16, 2014 6:00 am - The relentless barrage of heavy-handedness in David Ayer's World War II tank drama "Fury" begins immediately. A lone horseman approaches on the grim horizon of a foggy, ...
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Animated 'Book' a wise, winning celebration of lifeOct 16, 2014 6:00 am - Animation fans may face a tough choice at the multiplex this weekend. On some screens, you'll find the whimsical, old-school animation of the stop-action feature "The Bo...
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'Good Lie' spins compelling tale of Sudan's 'Lost Boys'Oct 16, 2014 5:45 am - The movie poster for "The Good Lie" features a smiling Reese Witherspoon, front and center. But, truth be told, neither Witherspoon nor her character is the film's star ...
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'Whiplash' drums up stinging tale of obsession, manipulationOct 16, 2014 5:45 am - The explosive, ingeniously constructed mentor-from-hell drama "Whiplash" gives durable character actor J.K. Simmons the meatiest and mightiest role of his career, outsid...
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Bill Murray finds virtue in comically sentimental 'St. Vincent'Oct 16, 2014 5:45 am - Bill Murray so far has racked up two movies that could pass as modern biblical parables. The first, Harold Ramis' "Groundhog Day," ranks as the better one, a sophisticat...
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Odd casting weighs down sparkless 'Best of Me'Oct 16, 2014 5:30 am - Michael Hoffman's "The Best of Me," another Lady-and-the-Tramp romance penned by Nicholas Sparks, will go down in Hollywood history for the worst casting choice ever mad...
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Neil Patrick Harris says he'll host Oscars in 2015Oct 15, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Neil Patrick Harris is going for an awards-show trifecta, set to host the 2015 Oscars after four hosting stints at Broadway's Tony Awards and two at TV's P...