Movies
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Adam Driver shifts into hyper driveSep 21, 2014 5:15 am - TORONTO - It comes as something of a shock to be talking with Adam Driver and hear so little cursing. Nothing is thrown. No explicit sexual act is performed. Lena Dunha...
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'Runner' outpaces 'Tombstones' with $32.5M box office haulSep 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The young-adult adaptation "The Maze Runner" raced to the top of the box-office with $32.5 million, giving a budding franchise a quick start out of the gate. ...
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CLC international film seriesSep 21, 2014 1:01 am - College of Lake County in Grayslake will host an international film series Friday nights in the fall. The free flicks will be hosted by the CLC Center for International ...
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DVD previews: 'Neighbors,' 'The Rover'Sep 20, 2014 6:30 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Sept. 23: "Neighbors" (R, 96 minutes, Universal): Seth Rogen and Zac Efron make for amusing alter-egos in this collegiate c...
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Fey, Bateman have off-screen chemistry, tooSep 20, 2014 6:15 am - LOS ANGELES — In the new big-screen adaptation of the best-selling Jonathan Topper novel “This Is Where I Leave You,” Tina Fey and Jason Bateman portray siblings with ti...
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Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith try to save problematic 'My Old Lady'Sep 19, 2014 5:45 am - Israel Horovitz proves it's never too late to learn a new skill. At 75, the prolific playwright has directed his first feature film, an adaptation of his play “My Old La...
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Promising 'Tombstones' gets buried in goreSep 18, 2014 6:45 am - In between doing "Taken" sequels and cashing paychecks for dross like "Battleship" and "Wrath of the Titans," Liam Neeson manages to sneak in projects of real quality - ...
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ECC's International Film Series features Japanese ghost storySep 18, 2014 6:01 am - Experience some of the best in foreign cinema this fall during the Elgin Community College Humanities Center's International Film Series. Held the first and second Frid...
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Reel life: Dan Stevens was dedicated in making 'Guest'Sep 18, 2014 5:45 am - 5 Qs for actor Dan Stevens Up to now, fans of “Downton Abbey” know British actor Dan Stevens as series regular Matthew Crawley. This week, Stevens branches out in t...
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'This is Where' awkwardly straddles comedy, dramaSep 18, 2014 5:30 am - Somebody dies. Family gathers to mourn. Everybody's stuck in one house, with all their quirks and foibles and enough emotional baggage to fill an aircraft carrier. What ...