Movies
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Down the YouTube rabbit holeApr 23, 2014 5:45 am - You come home from work, you boot up the computer, you grab a cold drink and, next thing you know, it's 6 a.m. and you've watched 74 YouTube videos. Or maybe this just ...
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Student film fest in Schaumburg April 25, 26Apr 23, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg's annual Screen Test Student Fest showcasing the short films of Chicago-area students in grades 5 to 12 will be held Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 a...
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Geneva church to screen 'Chasing Ice' depicting climate changeApr 21, 2014 11:00 pm - The award-winning documentary "Chasing Ice" will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 110 S. Second St., Geneva. In the...
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Joss Whedon releasing film for digital downloadApr 20, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Joss Whedon is releasing a film he wrote as a $5 digital download, bypassing the normal channels of independent film distribution. In a video announcement Su...
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'Captain America' tops box office for third weekApr 20, 2014 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Captain America continues to vanquish box office foes, triumphing in ticket sales for the third consecutive week and dominating over megastar Johnny Depp's...
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DVD previews: 'Bettie Page,' 'Barefoot'Apr 19, 2014 5:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, April 22: “Bettie Page Reveals All” (R, 90 minutes, Music Box Films): There's plenty of cheesecake in this documentary port...
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Carriage horse foes picket Liam Neeson's NYC homeApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Animal welfare activists picketing Liam Neeson's home on Saturday said they don't agree with him that the city's carriage horses should keep working. Neeson ...
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Elmhurst native reteams with Depp for 'Transcendence'Apr 18, 2014 6:01 am - For more than a decade, cinematographer and Elmhurst native Wally Pfister brought director Christopher Nolan's cinematic visions to life. Now, he's the one calling the s...
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'Haunted' sequel a stupendously stupid comedyApr 17, 2014 11:00 pm - “What did you expect?” That's how readers respond when I write a negative review of a movie that everyone expected would be bad. In the case of “A Haunted House 2,” the ...
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Days after shooting, 'Virunga' debuts at TribecaApr 17, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Days after the director of Africa's oldest national park was shot by gunmen, a documentary about those who protect Virunga National Park from armed poachers a...