Movies
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From wild child at Hersey to Hollywood actorDec 09, 2013 11:00 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that “Duet” was not the first play Keith Szarabajka wrote, and its two main characters are a young black woman and ...
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Boston Marathon bombing affected ‘American Hustle’Dec 09, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — While shooting in Boston, David O. Russell found his film “American Hustle” caught up in the Boston Marathon bombing. When the city was essentially shut down...
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Buffalo Grove Theater looks to survive digital ageDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - The screens at the Buffalo Grove Theater seemed on the verge of going permanently dark last year. The theater located at 120 McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove's Town Center ...
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Elgin father, son changing your movie snack menuDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - There's nothing like sitting down in a dark movie theater, getting ready to watch a great film while chowing down on some popcorn, hot dogs and ... empanadas? Empanadas ...
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‘Gravity,’ ‘Her’ tie for LA Film Critics top honorDec 08, 2013 10:04 pm - The Los Angeles Film Critics Association split between the space odyssey “Gravity” and the futuristic romance “Her,” lending no more certainty to an awards season that’s...
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‘Frozen’ tops box office with $31.6MDec 08, 2013 4:15 pm - NEW YORK — In its second weekend at the box office, the Disney animated tale “Frozen” finally cooled off “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” while the week’s lone new wid...
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The Coens abide: Joel & Ethan on refusing maturityDec 08, 2013 4:13 am - NEW YORK — “If you’re trying to assign the trait of maturity to us, frankly, it won’t wash.” A conversation with the filmmaking brothers Ethan and Joel Coen has only jus...
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Mandela film shifts from tribute to eulogyDec 07, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — With the passing of Nelson Mandela, the sweeping biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” transforms in the midst of its theatrical release from a living tribut...
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DVD previews: ‘Despicable Me 2,’ ‘Fast & Furious 6’Dec 07, 2013 5:00 am - Here’s a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 10: “Despicable Me 2” (PG, 98 minutes, Universal): The minions are back. The little yellow torpedoes warmed hearts in 2010...
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New 'X-Men' movie coming in 2016Dec 06, 2013 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — The “X-Men” franchise will get another boost in 2016 with the release of “X-Men: Apocalypse.” Veteran “X-Men” director and producer Bryan Singer hinted at ...