Movies
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An A-to-Z guide to enjoying the rest of summerJul 25, 2014 5:30 am - If back-to-school sales and talk of fall have you thinking that summer is slipping away, don't despair. We still have a few weeks left to take in outdoor concerts, al fr...
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You don't have to go to San Diego for the fun of Comic ConJul 25, 2014 5:00 am - Fans of superheroes, horror flicks, time-traveling doctors and Jedi Knights will once again converge in California this weekend as the annual Comic Con International — t...
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'Fluffy Movie' funny, but more like a TV specialJul 25, 2014 3:45 am - Although it consists primarily of an early-2014 stand-up performance by Gabriel Iglesias, "The Fluffy Movie" is framed by sequences in which actors play the comedian and...
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Fox, Arnett share 'TMNT' love with Comic-Con crowdJul 24, 2014 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO - For the human stars of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," it's all about Michelangelo. When asked by a fan during a Comic-Con panel which member of the sewer-dw...
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Reel life: Five years of Blue Whiskey festJul 24, 2014 6:00 am - Blue Whiskey flows The fifth annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival got off to a kickbutt start Sunday night at the Star Cinema Grill in Arlington Heights wi...
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Science, spirituality meet in Mike Cahill's 'I Origins'Jul 24, 2014 6:00 am - Mini-review: 'I Origins' So, what would really happen if something spiritual and mystical came along that defied scientific explanation? In Mike Cahill's ambitiously sty...
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Sci-fi thriller 'Lucy' a breathless mix of silliness, smartsJul 24, 2014 5:30 am - "Lucy," Luc Besson's cautionary thriller about the dangers of being too smart, is a breathless piece of stylized sci-fi action inspired by graphic novels, M-rated video ...
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Woody Allen's 'Magic in the Moonlight' is just thatJul 24, 2014 5:30 am - Woody Allen left his beloved New York City after many years and movies and headed to Europe to presumably recharge his creative batteries with a new series of films, one...
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Blandly plotted 'And So' just a so-so comedyJul 24, 2014 5:00 am - We've seen this story many times before, the one about the Grinchy old guy whose two-sizes-too-small heart receives emotional Valvoline from a sweet and innocent kid. (W...
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South Barrington AMC to screen new movie about wild horsesJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - A new 3-D movie about America's wild horses will be shown in a special screening at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the AMC South Barrington 30 theater - if enough tickets are sold...