Movies
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TimeLine strikes a chord with rarely produced musical 'Juno'May 09, 2014 5:45 am - TimeLine Theatre doesn't leap immediately to mind when you think "musical." The Chicago company specializes in plays inspired by history that resonate with current socia...
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Happy Mother's Day, Rosemary!May 09, 2014 5:30 am - Before he became infamous for his horrific crime, director Roman Polanski made an infamous, horrific film still considered a classic today. "Rosemary's Baby," the 1968 s...
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Generic characters, cheap animation thwart 'Legend' of blahsMay 08, 2014 5:30 am - The merry old land of Oz ceases being so merry in the cheaply animated, generically written "Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return." Dorothy (voiced by Lea Michele) doesn't re...
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This 'Moms' Night' out of humor, wit, insight, laughsMay 08, 2014 5:30 am - Happy Mother's Day Weekend! At least it will be until people take their unsuspecting mothers to "Moms' Night Out," a screechy, vapid, childish domestic comedy that makes...
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'Neighbors' a crude stroll down funny side of streetMay 08, 2014 5:00 am - Two things catapult Nicholas Stoller's hilariously crass, low-class comedy "Neighbors" into the stratosphere of adult fun. First, constant surprises go off like strings ...
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It's time for the Chicago Critics Film FestivalMay 08, 2014 5:00 am - Critics film fest flies! The second annual Chicago Critics Film Festival begins Friday night, May 9, at the Music Box Theatre (musicboxtheatre.com) with the Midwest prem...
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Handsomely filmed 'Belle' lacks sparkMay 08, 2014 5:00 am - There may be no whiter genre than the costume drama. The flowing gowns, the horse-drawn carriages, the codes of aristocratic courtship all evoke an era not exactly known...
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'Spider-Man' ropes in $92 million openingMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Spider-Man can still sling it at the box office. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" debuted with $92 million in North American theaters over the weekend, according t...
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Glencoe native Fred Savage's wonder years behind, off cameraMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - You probably remember Fred Savage as Peter Falk's cute grandson in the popular 1987 movie "The Princess Bride" or as super cute Kevin Arnold in TV's "The Wonder Years." ...
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And now, the sequel: Critics expand second Chicago film festMay 03, 2014 11:00 pm - When Erik Childress proposed that the Chicago Film Critics Association launch its own film festival from scratch, my initial reaction was quick and heartfelt: Are you nu...