Movies
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Dancing trumps depth in latest 'Step Up'Aug 08, 2014 4:00 pm - Every dance number in "Step Up All In," whether it takes place in a bar, a boxing ring or a Las Vegas gladiatorial arena, is a battle sequence. The mostly male crews - w...
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Freddy Krueger among highlights of Rosemont horror conventionAug 08, 2014 5:45 am - Horror fans: Get ready for a screamin' good time. The Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention returns this weekend at Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont. In c...
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Thriller 'Storm' can't weather disaster clichésAug 07, 2014 6:15 am - "I've never seen anything like this!" a storm chaser says while witnessing a multi-funnel tornado event in the disaster drama "Into the Storm." Apparently, he's the only...
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'Calvary' exquisitely nuanced drama of redemption and guiltAug 07, 2014 6:00 am - John Michael McDonagh's 2011 debut, "The Guard," provided the wonderful Brendan Gleeson with a vehicle for some of his best screen work, playing an Irish West Country co...
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'Hundred-Foot Journey' lacks needed spiceAug 07, 2014 5:45 am - Take one Oscar-winning British actress. Add an appealing supporting cast. Lather on the picturesque French countryside. Sprinkle liberally with gorgeous food shots, from...
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'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' a generic rebootAug 07, 2014 5:15 am - What the shell happened to our "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"? Those lovable, wisecracking, pizza-loving, personality-plus reptilian superheroes have gone bland and gene...
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Five visual cliches movies need to deep-6Aug 07, 2014 5:00 am - Five clichés to deep-6 Five visual clichés I would like not to see again in movies for at least the next five years: 1. Fireworks: The all-purpose go-to effect to p...
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What happens when Wallace meets Chantry in 'What If?'Aug 07, 2014 5:00 am - Film review: 'What If?' The moment that Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan) at a party, we know instantly they connect, hit it off, are soul mates ...
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Boone Isaacs re-elected president of film academyAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Recognized as a trailblazer during her first term as film academy president, marketing executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs has been re-elected f...
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Spoon shines on 'They Want My Soul'Aug 06, 2014 5:00 pm - "They Want My Soul," Spoon (Loma Vista/Republic) The Austin, Texas-born band Spoon is out with its eighth album, "They Want My Soul." It's a lush jangle of guitars, smar...