Movies
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Still the maestro of the moviesMar 07, 2014 4:30 am - Luke Skywalker. Indiana Jones. Harry Potter. Superman. E.T. All of these legendary characters spring to life with the help of John Williams, certainly the most popular a...
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Low-brow humor, botched tone make 'Mr. Peabody' a dog of a taleMar 06, 2014 5:00 am - It's possible, I suppose, that some children may find things to like about "Mr. Peabody & Sherman." The animated feature about a time-traveling dog with a genius IQ and ...
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'In Fear' packs some thrills, but lacks directionMar 06, 2014 4:00 am - The gimmick in Jeremy Lovering's atmospheric thriller “In Fear” stems from the director's idea to never tell his stars what will happen next, so that when something shoc...
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The 'Empire' strikes out with pompous storytellingMar 06, 2014 4:00 am - The title “300: Rise of an Empire” takes on a whole new meaning when this bombastically stylized ancient Greece live-action cartoon comes to its inadvertently hilarious ...
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Expressive 'Lunchbox' a well-plotted romanceMar 06, 2014 4:00 am - Not a moment goes by in Ritesh Batra's romance-of-the-heart “The Lunchbox” where we can't read the thoughts and feelings of its two main characters. In this movie, a sin...
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'Bag Man' burdened down by nonsensical clichésMar 06, 2014 4:00 am - You know “The Bag Man” is headed for the cinematic toilet the moment it opens with bad guy Robert De Niro calmly eating dinner, alone, while conducting a business meetin...
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Reel life: Catch the Geneva Film Fest wrap partyMar 06, 2014 4:00 am - Film critics notebook: The 7th annual Geneva Film Festival continues through Saturday, March 8, with showings at Dodson Place, Fulton Avenue and 2nd Street, in downtown...
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'12 Years' vies with 'Hunger Games' at MTV AwardsMar 05, 2014 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Oscar winner "12 Years a Slave" will face off with blockbusters like "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" at the MTV Mo...
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'Hunger Games' actors Thursday in ElginMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - Two cast members from the second installment of the blockbuster series "The Hunger Games" will make an appearance Thursday night in Elgin. Meta Golding, who plays Enobar...
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More than 40 films to be shown at Geneva Film FestivalMar 03, 2014 10:00 pm - The seventh annual Geneva Film Festival, "Celebrating the Art of Independent Film," is ready to roll out the red carpet Thursday to Saturday, March 6-8, in historic down...