Movies
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Gire: 'Possession' possesses underwhelming scaresAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - I have seen "The Possession of Michael King" so many times before - under other titles and with different casts - that it no longer possesses the power to shock me, amus...
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Gire: 'Are You Here' doesn't step up to the challengeAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - Mini review: "Are You Here" The only way that writer/director Matthew Weiner's anemic comic buddy movie could have been saved would be if co-stars Owen Wilson and Zach G...
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Gire: 3-D 'Sin City' sequel a visual sucker punchAug 21, 2014 5:00 am - Sin City. A desperate town filled with ulterior motives and interior monologues. A confusing town where a stripper never takes anything off and a socialite seldom puts a...
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'Land Ho!' either lovable or boorishAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Ten minutes into "Land Ho!," viewers who still haven't warmed up to the character of Mitch would be advised to sneak out and get a refund while there's time. The comical...
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Movies, comic books, TV all share spotlight at Chicago Comic Con in RosemontAug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - The Wizard World Chicago Comic Con is coming back to town, and once again it's bringing a variety of pop-culture icons and events with it. Comic-book creators, film and ...
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Weekend picks: Celebrate your fandom at Wizard WorldAug 19, 2014 2:00 pm - Fan-tastic: Fans of all things fantasy and sci-fi won't want to miss the Wizard World Convention Comic Con 2014 starting on Thursday at the Donald E. Stephens Conven...
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Agent gives Hollywood edgy look with 'real' peopleAug 18, 2014 5:30 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - You couldn't miss Hollywood talent agent Sid Levin's office in the old days: It wasn't much bigger than a closet and it was sometimes filled with...
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Horrors! Des Plaines native goes for filmmaking revengeAug 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Michael Ojeda found the perfect, secluded motel he'd been looking for in Superior, Arizona. He asked the clerk if he could stay in the corner room. "Oh," the clerk said,...
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Williams tribute in Naperville Monday to fund suicide preventionAug 17, 2014 11:00 pm - A movie tribute to the late actor/comedian Robin Williams will be presented at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at the Hollywood Palms Cinema, 352 S. Route 59, Naperville, with 1...
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Amazon takes on Disney's superheroes in pricing fightAug 17, 2014 7:12 am - Amazon.com Inc. is taking on Walt Disney Co. and its superheroes in its quest to gain more control over pricing online. Amazon blocked preorders of Disney's summer hit m...