Movies
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Family has to come first in 'Gun Hill Road'Sep 15, 2011 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Gun Hill Road' Nobody is really thrilled that macho Enrique (a beefed-up, extremely grounded Esai Morales) has returned to his Bronx home after three...
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Naperville rolls out the red carpet for indie filmsSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - With music videos typically relegated to the overnight hours on MTV, Naperville Independent Film Festival organizers are determined to make them cool again. The fourth a...
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'Flood Streets' pours into Naperville film festivalSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Real estate agent Helen Krieger and Joseph Meissner, a martial arts instructor with a flair for acting, had been living in New Orleans for only four years when Hurricane...
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Watch 'Star Wars' in high-def, you willSep 14, 2011 11:00 pm - “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” (Blu-ray) The most anticipated release in the history of Blu-ray — the complete “Star Wars” saga — is now available in a nine-disc co...
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Naperville, Elgin fight over film fans with competing festivalsSep 14, 2011 11:00 pm - OK you Northwest suburban film fans, get ready to ruuuuuuuuuumble! In this corner, weighing in with 125 entries starting its fourth year, the Naperville Independent Film...
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Gosling steers violent, stylish 'Drive'Sep 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Like Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name, Ryan Gosling is simply known as the Driver in "Drive." Actually, he's barely even known as that, because the few people he comes ...
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Concert film gets upclose with Neil YoungSep 13, 2011 4:00 pm - TORONTO — Neil Young's latest concert film is so up close and personal it leaves the audience viewing the rocker through his own spit. “Neil Young Journeys” premiered Mo...
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Quinn tours Chicago's Superman movie setSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - No state wants deadly viruses, gangsters and comic book villains roaming its cities and towns. But Illinois has welcomed them all, and the state touted the local benefit...
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Elgin Short Film Festival an international eventSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Elgin Short Film Festival has technically reached the ranks of an international event. One of the submissions came all the way from Russia. Joe Vassallo is the co-c...
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'Forks Over Knives' may change your mind about meatSep 11, 2011 11:00 pm - “Forks Over Knives” Documentaries often inspire viewers and make them think. “Forks Over Knives” does that and more. The film follows the journeys of two researche...