Movies
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Marvel takes over your televisionSep 18, 2013 6:00 am - Marvel comes to TV The most anticipated new show of the fall TV season arrives at 7 p.m. Tuesday on ABC. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” follows the secret organizatio...
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Little City to debut documentarySep 17, 2013 12:41 pm - Little City is proud to announce the newly completed “Share My Kingdom” documentary, highlighting the lives and work of three artists who work out of Little City’s Cente...
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Elgin Short Film Festival set for SaturdaySep 17, 2013 11:43 am - Five finalists have been selected to compete in the Elgin Short Film Festival set for Saturday, Sept. 21, at The Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin. Filmma...
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Families invited to Woodfield’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ celebrationSep 17, 2013 10:36 am - Woodfield Mall is inviting families to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” from noon-2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. The free celebration will...
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Abrams trekked 'Into Darkness' with much successSep 16, 2013 12:00 pm - “Star Trek Into Darkness” Gene Roddenberry's vision became a reality when “Star Trek” became a television show and gained a loyal following. The series has had man...
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Daniel Radcliffe evolves with bold new rolesSep 15, 2013 11:00 pm - TORONTO — Not long ago, Daniel Radcliffe traded in his black-rimmed Harry Potter glasses for a bold acting choice. And he has never looked back. Now the 24-year-old act...
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‘Insidious’ sequel scares up big box-office dollarsSep 15, 2013 5:17 pm - LOS ANGELES — Moviegoers had an appetite for fright this weekend, sending “Insidious: Chapter 2” to the top of the box office. The haunted-house horror sequel debuted in...
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Tracy Letts on the pains of adapting ‘Osage County’Sep 15, 2013 6:39 am - TORONTO — The buildup to the world premiere of “August: Osage County” was familiar to Tracy Letts, the playwright who penned the Pulitzer Prize-winning play and wrote th...
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DVD previews: ‘World War Z,’ ‘Disconnect’Sep 14, 2013 6:37 am - Sept. 17 “World War Z” (PG-13, 116 minutes, Paramount): Surprisingly entertaining, even fitfully exciting, the film is primarily an exercise in expectation management. F...
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Naperville film fest goes for ‘Oscar-ish feel’Sep 13, 2013 6:00 am - The magic of the silver screen will take over two venues in Naperville for nine days beginning Friday as the sixth annual Naperville Independent Film Festival comes to t...