Movies
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Superior 'Apes' sequel a bold, bleak look at violenceJul 10, 2014 5:00 am - Every 3-D scene in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" screams epic. Actually, more than epic. EPIC. A fiery sequence set in a hellish San Francisco conjures up a burning A...
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Reel life: Fests celebrate horror, 70 mm. filmsJul 10, 2014 5:00 am - Film critics notebook Even though the national AMC Theater chain is aggressively replacing its regular theater seats with wider reclining chairs, no Northwest suburban...
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Hollywood 'Godzilla' finally stomps home to JapanJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - Tokyo is rolling out the red carpet for Hollywood's "Godzilla" remake although the nation that gave birth to the fire-breathing monster is seeing the latest movie after ...
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Kathy Bates enjoying roaring resurgenceJul 07, 2014 5:45 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Kathy Bates calls herself “an old lion.” The actress says she also plays one in the big-screen comedy “Tammy,” in theaters now. Bates portrays Le...
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'Transformers' tops 'Tammy' on weak July 4 weekendJul 06, 2014 11:01 pm - NEW YORK - The Fourth of July went off like a dud at the box office, as the Michael Bay sequel "Transformers: Age of Extinction" and the Melisa McCarthy comedy "Tammy" l...
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Anime Midwest in Rosemont home to the fantasticalJul 06, 2014 7:00 am - At this weekend's Anime Midwest convention in Rosemont, Lisle resident Kamal Khan towers above the grade-school boys dressed in Pokemon costumes, the sword-wielding toug...
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McCarthy and Falcone are goofballs in matrimonyJul 06, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - "There's the Mooch," says Ben Falcone brightly as his wife, Melissa McCarthy, enters the room. It's a term of endearment, a long-used nickname between the tw...
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Ford injury to halt 'Star Wars' for 2 weeksJul 06, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Harrison Ford's injury will cause production on "Star Wars: Episode VII" to be suspended for two weeks. Disney announced Sunday that shooting would be halted...
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DVD previews: 'Bad Words,' 'Le Week-End'Jul 05, 2014 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, July 8: “Bad Words” (R, 88 minutes, Universal): Lovable everyman Jason Bateman plays despicable misanthrope Guy Trilby, whi...
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Reel life: See, discuss 'Jaws' at Elk Grove CinemaJul 03, 2014 6:00 am - Critic's film notes • The Chicago Film Critics Association presents two special big-screen showings of Steven Spielberb's classic thriller “Jaws,” at 1 and 7 p.m. T...