Movies
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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...
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Colin Firth fascinating in redemptive 'Railway Man'Apr 17, 2014 5:00 am - The payoff for patient moviegoers observing Jonathan Teplitzky's restrained, fact-based drama “The Railway Man” is nothing less than a cinematic act of grace. The story ...
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'Left Alive' a deliberate, focused vampire affairApr 17, 2014 5:00 am - At some point in “Only Lovers Left Alive” — indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's chilled take on the vampire genre — the constant, overt comparisons of drug addiction and bloo...
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Trial and error lead to Kinnear's careerApr 17, 2014 5:00 am - 5 Qs for Greg Kinnear Time to play Five Questions with Oscar-nominated actor Greg Kinnear, star of the new drama "Heaven is for Real," now playing at local theaters. Q. ...
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'Transcendence' sputters as science-fiction thrillerApr 17, 2014 5:00 am - The science-fiction thriller "Transcendence" marks Elmhurst native Wally Pfister's feature directorial debut. It looks sharp, which you'd expect from a movie by the man ...
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John C. Reilly brings personality to 'Bears'Apr 17, 2014 5:00 am - For the past several years, Disneynature has marked Earth Day by releasing a documentary celebrating Mother Nature. "Bears" is the studio's latest nature doc with a twis...
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At Tribeca, movies are only part of the storyApr 16, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK — The Tribeca Film Festival is now a teenager. And like most teens, its eyes are on a lot of screens. The 13th annual New York festival, which debuts Wednesday...
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'Heaven'-sent drama moving but flawed look at the afterlifeApr 16, 2014 12:00 am - You can tell "Heaven is for Real" wants to be a refreshing, faith-based drama, especially when it acknowledges Christian ministers can enjoy healthy sex lives in marriag...