Movies
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Oscars: A record year for women, but is it progress?Feb 22, 2019 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES - At the glad-handy Oscar nominees luncheon earlier this month, film academy president John Bailey proudly told the 171 nominees in the room that there were ...
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Third 'How to Train Your Dragon' adventure ends trilogy on high noteFeb 21, 2019 5:00 am - “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” - ★ ★ ½ Born in the 3-D land rush, “How to Train Your Dragon” has never quite shrugged off the bland corporate sheen attach...
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After Hours Film Society to show 'Becoming Astrid'Feb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society will show the 2018 drama "Becoming Astrid" from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Do...
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Artsy or safe? Dann Gire predicts 'Roma' will win Best Picture OscarFeb 20, 2019 9:00 am - Only one movie can possibly stop Alfonso Cuarón's “Roma” from making history by winning both the Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film Academy Awards Sunday night....
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Movie review: Charm wins out in funny fact-based comedy 'Fighting With My Family'Feb 20, 2019 9:00 am - “Fighting With My Family” - ★ ★ ★ Even the most eccentric passions of working-class England — long a favored reservoir of feel-good underdog tales — have seldom fe...
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'Favourite' comes home just before Oscar nightFeb 20, 2019 5:00 am - If you're cramming for Oscar night but don't want to head to the theater this weekend, you'll be happy to learn that another best-picture nominee became available on hom...
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COD to host free sustainability film and discussion series this springFeb 19, 2019 10:00 pm - The College of DuPage will host a series of four free films focused on sustainable energy this spring beginning Tuesday, March 5. All screenings will be shown at 7 p.m. ...
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After more than 30 years, Spike Lee is finally getting his Oscar momentFeb 18, 2019 5:00 am - When people say "Let me show you what I posted today on my Instagram," the answer is usually easy: Um, no thanks. But when Spike Lee says it, and right after another - y...
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Rolling in the deep: HBO's 'United Skates' looks at roller skate cultureFeb 17, 2019 6:28 am - NEW YORK - First-time documentary filmmakers Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler lugged their cameras to Central Park in New York one day to capture the last few people still p...
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'Alita' leads a slow Presidents Day box office weekend
Feb 17, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The sci-fi fantasy "Alita: Battle Angel" topped the charts and beat out a number of newcomers including the meta romantic comedy "Isn't It Romantic" and th...