Movies
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Timing couldn't be better for Poitras doc on AssangeMay 05, 2017 6:00 am - "Risk" is an infuriating film on many levels. A startlingly intimate portrait of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is guaranteed to stir up strong feelings among Assange ...
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Laughs not watered down in 'High School Sinking'May 04, 2017 6:00 am - The plot of “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea,” the feature debut of indie comics artist and writer Dash Shaw, is pretty well encapsulated in the title. Set in...
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Elgin grad gets Spielberg support for 1982 political massacre documentaryMay 04, 2017 6:00 am - Spielberg backs Elgin grad's disturbing doc Not many former Barlett residents and Elgin High School grads can say Steven Spielberg served as the executive producer on th...
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'Art of Life' an insightful look at genesis of filmmaker David LynchMay 04, 2017 6:00 am - Jon Nguyen's biographical documentary does something strange, which shouldn't be a surprise given that his subject is the popular and disturbingly surrealistic filmmaker...
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'The Dinner' a shapeless morality play salvaged by excellent performancesMay 04, 2017 6:00 am - Director Oren Moverman adapted a Herman Koch novel for his dark, provocative morality play "The Dinner," yet the drama plays like a set stage piece clumsily opened up wi...
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Submissions open for 10th annual Geneva Film Festival set for March 2018May 02, 2017 11:00 pm - The Geneva Film Festival is seeking inspirational, creative, and imaginative filmmakers from around the world to submit their independent films to the 10th annual Geneva...
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Frenetic, frequently funny 'Guardians' sequel propels viewers into near-sensory overloadMay 02, 2017 4:00 pm - Propelled by an ultra-snarky attitude and a retro soundtrack laden with baby boomer hits, “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2” tosses characters, explosions, fights, effect...
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5 things you don't know about Baby Groot of 'Guardians'May 02, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Baby Groot was born at the end of the first "Guardians of the Galaxy" film, and the extraterrestrial, treelike creature is a tiny, scene-stealing superhero...
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Clunky 'Sleight' showcases new lead Jacob LatimoreMay 01, 2017 12:00 pm - Perhaps the greatest trick of “Sleight” is how its two charismatic leads magically make its clunky and overwrought elements almost disappear. Key to this is 20-year-old ...
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Box office top 20: 'Furious' takes a victory lap
May 01, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Before the arrival of "Guardians and the Galaxy Vol. 2," ''The Fate of the Furious" took one more victory lap at the North American box office, leading a...