Movies
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'Draft Day' sacked by fumbled direction, dumbed-down dialogueApr 10, 2014 5:30 am - We suspect there will be something more to Cleveland Browns general manager Sonny Weaver than initially meets our eyes. Look carefully at his office and you'll see a lar...
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Beefed-up short 'Oculus' an impressive creepfestApr 10, 2014 5:00 am - I saw Mike Flanagan's hair-raising horror short film "Oculus" at 2007's Microcinema Fest in Palatine, where it deservedly won the "Best of the Fest" award. Seven years l...
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'Rio 2' a colorful, musical adventureApr 10, 2014 5:00 am - A vivid and delightful animated spectacle, "Rio 2" is chock-full of colorful 3-D wonder and jubilant musical numbers set against a tale of family dynamics and environmen...
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Johansson leads viewers through baffling 'Under the Skin'Apr 10, 2014 1:00 am - To say that a movie feels like a dream is not automatically a positive statement. It all depends on the dream. Alas, Jonathan Glazer's “Under the Skin” feels like a drea...
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Little City documentary earns spot in prestigious film festApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - "Share My Kingdom," a documentary film featuring the lives and art of three artists with disabilities who emerged out of the art studio at Palatine's Little City, will b...
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'Austin Powers' role gold for Buffalo Grove nativeApr 08, 2014 5:30 am - At 13, Buffalo Grove kid Aaron Himelstein saw "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" and became obsessed. So much so that while working on the Steppenwolf Theatre...
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Steve Coogan on 23 years of Alan PartridgeApr 07, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Steve Coogan has been playing Alan Partridge, his vain, tasteless British radio host, for 23 years. Initially born on British radio as a sports commentator w...
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Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney dies at 93Apr 06, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Actor Mickey Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, has died. He was 93. Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said that R...
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'Captain America' sequel bows with $96 millionApr 06, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Disney and Marvel could be one of the finest teams around. Continuing the success of their superhero franchise, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" has s...
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DVD previews: 'Desolation of Smaug,' 'August: Osage County'Apr 05, 2014 5:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, April 8: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (PG-13, 156 minutes, Warner): The second part of Peter Jackson's “The Hobbit...