Movies
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Ebert documentary to premiere at Sundance festivalJan 17, 2014 10:00 am - CHICAGO — When “Life Itself” debuts Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival, it will be the first time Roger Ebert's widow will see the full documentary about her late husb...
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‘Gravity,’ ‘12 Years’ win big at Critics’ ChoiceJan 17, 2014 7:40 am - LOS ANGELES — “Gravity” soared with a record-setting seven Critics’ Choice Awards, but “12 Years a Slave” was named best picture. The Broadcast Film Critics Association ...
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‘Blue Jasmine’ is Allen’s latest on Blu-rayJan 17, 2014 4:30 am - A tribute, of sorts, to Woody At age 78, with more than 40 directorial credits to his name, Woody Allen is still a relevant, revered figure in the film industry who show...
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Hibernating? Chill out with offbeat shows, DVDsJan 17, 2014 4:30 am - We've had our share of frigid days and snowy nights this winter, times when you just want to curl up on the couch instead of heading into the bitter cold. For those kind...
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Blackhawks, Daily Herald partnering to screen Stanley Cup documentaryJan 17, 2014 4:15 am - The Daily Herald is partnering with the Blackhawks to present four screenings of “17 Seconds,” the documentary film about the Hawks' improbable come-from-behind victory ...
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‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin Duccini diesJan 16, 2014 8:53 pm - LAS VEGAS — Ruth Robinson Duccini, the last of the original female Munchkins from the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz,” has died. She was 95. With her death, only one actor...
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Barrington theater screening Oscar-nominated short films March 1Jan 16, 2014 4:24 pm - Barrington-area movie lovers will have insider access to two of the most compelling and hardest to see Oscar-nominated film categories — Best Animated Short Film and Bes...
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Hair stylists get brushed off in Oscar nomsJan 16, 2014 9:10 am - Not to split hairs, but the voters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got everything right in the Oscar nominations announced Thursday morning. Except fo...
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'American Hustle,' 'Gravity' tie with 10 Oscar nomsJan 16, 2014 9:00 am - The Academy Awards appear to be the three-horse race many expected they would be, with “Gravity,” “American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” all receiving a heap of nomina...
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Jon Heder's in town screening 'Napoleon Dynamite'Jan 16, 2014 5:00 am - Film notes Ÿ Cult star Jon Heder drops by the suburbs this weekend to introduce showings of his movie “Napoleon Dynamite,” for which he was reportedly paid a paltry...