Movies
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Barrington’s Catlow theater fundraising drive ends far past goalSep 25, 2012 12:03 pm - It took The Catlow theater in Barrington only seven days this summer to raise the $100,000 needed for a new digital projector through an online fundraiser. But by the ti...
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‘Watch,’ ‘House,’ ‘Curve’ land in photo finishSep 23, 2012 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is in photo-finish mode with three new movies bunched up tightly for the No. 1 spot during a sleepy weekend at the box office. Studio estimates S...
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Indy's 'Complete Adventures' now on DVDSep 23, 2012 11:00 pm - “Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures” Fans of the great Indiana Jones adventure series starring Harrison Ford can now get all the films together in a five-disc ...
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Indian filmmaker appearing at OaktonSep 23, 2012 3:15 pm - Indian filmmaker, archivist, and author Yousuf Saeed comes to Oakton next month for two talks on popular Indian art and music. On Monday, Oct. 1, at 12:30 p.m., Saeed w...
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Elk Grove Village man wins big at Elgin Short Film FestivalSep 22, 2012 10:36 pm - An Elk Grove Village movie director and his team of filmmakers won first prize and $1,000 Saturday night at the fourth annual Elgin Short Film Festival at the Hemmens Au...
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‘Twilight’ actor adds to energy of Naperville pow wowSep 22, 2012 9:01 am - The energy of a pow wow and the chance to meet “Twilight” actor Chaske Spencer brought a few hundred people to the first day of the Midwest SOARRING Foundation’s annual ...
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‘Hoop Dreams’ director takes on concussion issueSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - The North Side Raiders look like little men as they take the field for their Pee Wee football game in the opening scene of “Head Games,” their shoulder pads and helmets ...
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Streep attracts hundreds to suburban epilepsy benefitSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - Meryl Streep said she has heard the same story for nearly 20 years. She comes across tales of children with pediatric epilepsy, suffering from multiple seizures per day ...
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Film festival opens in movie-crazy North KoreaSep 22, 2012 7:53 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — An international film festival opens earlier this week in what may seem the unlikeliest of places: North Korea. Held every two years, the Pyongy...
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'Master' views a cult from a leader's perspectiveSep 20, 2012 6:00 am - Viewers hoping for a juicy expose of the super-secretive Church of Scientology in "The Master" might want to adjust their expectations just a tad. Writer-director Paul T...