Movies
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Visually splendid 'Planes' sequel takes dramatic diveJul 17, 2014 5:00 am - At an auto-bar, an unhappy car laments how a hybrid stole his lady friend. "I never heard him coming!" he says sadly. Prepare for a bumper crop of punny business. The se...
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'Boyhood' a different kind of cinematic epicJul 17, 2014 4:00 am - If you approach Richard Linklater's bold cinematic experiment "Boyhood" with the proper frame of mind, you will walk out of the theater having experienced an epic journe...
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Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival begins SundayJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - The weeklong Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival will launch 7 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Star Cinema Grill, 53 S. Evergreen Ave., Arlington Heights, with the Illinois ...
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Violence trumps all in clumsy 'Purge: Anarchy'Jul 17, 2014 1:01 am - The sequel "The Purge: Anarchy" takes place in 2023, exactly one year after the action of "The Purge," a violent thriller that imagined an America so beset by violent cr...
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New film 'Book of Life' animates Day of the DeadJul 16, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Guillermo del Toro is helping to open the "Book of Life." The Oscar winner is producing the animated feature by first-time director Jorge Gutierrez, and jo...
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'Snowpiercer' leads train of on-demand gemsJul 16, 2014 1:00 am - "Snowpiercer" - the buzzworthy science-fiction flick by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho and starring "Captain America" himself, Chris Evans - opened in a small number...
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Filmmakers in Ga. train crash go briefly to jailJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. - Two filmmakers charged with involuntary manslaughter several months after a train crash killed a member of their movie crew flew to Georgia over the week...
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Maine film festival honors Glenn CloseJul 14, 2014 1:01 am - WATERVILLE, Maine - Six-time Oscar nominated actress Glenn Close has been honored by the Maine International Film Festival. Close called the Mid-Life Achievement Award -...
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"Stand By Me" Aug. 12 part of Elk Grove Theatre's classics seriesJul 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Elk Grove Theatre continues its second Tuesday of the month Critic's Classics Series with screenings of Stand By Me" at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 12. The movi...
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Willow Creek-Crystal Lake to host Lifetree Film FestJul 13, 2014 11:00 pm - Willow Creek-Crystal Lake, 220 Exchange Drive, Suite A, will host the Lifetree Film Fest from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 18. The event, showcasing short films from aro...