Movies
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Huntley firefighters featured in locally produced movieDec 19, 2013 3:08 pm - Huntley firefighters will get their 15 seconds of fame when a locally produced film they were briefly featured in releases next year. The faith-based film, “The Unmiracl...
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Dann & Raymond salute great caninesDec 19, 2013 5:00 am - Movie club returns! Join me and film historian Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club rings in the new year at both the Schaumburg and Arlington Heights librarie...
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'Inside' a quest crammed with comic Coenesque quirkinessDec 19, 2013 4:45 am - Oscar Isaac plays the title character in Joel and Ethan Coen's new movie "Inside Llewyn Davis," and his performance bleeds with strained empathy and mysterious reserve. ...
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Coifs, twisty plot, excellent cast give 'Hustle' dramatic muscleDec 19, 2013 4:30 am - David O. Russell's dramatic crime comedy "American Hustle" opens with a perfect tone-setting disclaimer: "Some of this actually happened." And you believe it, because f...
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Superb visuals trump thoughtfulness in 'Dinosaurs'Dec 19, 2013 4:30 am - The superbly rendered and realistically animated characters in 20th Century Fox's live-action/animated "Walking With Dinosaurs" apparently communicate telepathically. T...
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Hiddleston wows critics in London ‘Coriolanus’Dec 18, 2013 5:57 pm - LONDON — Tom Hiddleston has gone from the theater to “Thor” and back again. The British actor has returned to his classical stage roots with an acclaimed starring role i...
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Tyler Perry says Fincher is ‘amazing’ directorDec 18, 2013 11:03 am - NEW YORK — Tyler Perry writes, directs, stars in and produces his own movies and TV shows, so he doesn’t have much time for outside projects. One he’s glad he made work ...
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Ferrell's back in silly 'Anchorman 2'Dec 17, 2013 2:00 pm - If you've been sentient enough to sit upright and take light nourishment over the past few months, then surely you've seen Will Ferrell channeling his alter ego, the puf...
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Chicago film critics name '12 Years a Slave' 2013's best movieDec 16, 2013 8:00 pm - The Chicago Film Critics Association Monday night named Steve McQueen's historical drama "12 Years a Slave" best picture of 2013. The historical drama - based on the me...
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‘12 Years,’ ‘Hustle’ Critics’ Choice Movie nomsDec 16, 2013 11:50 am - LOS ANGELES — Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” and David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” lead the 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards nominees with 13 bids each. B...