Movies
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Free spring break movies at Arlington Heights theaterMar 24, 2017 1:00 am - Paragon Theaters in downtown Arlington Heights is offering daily showings of free kids movies next week in conjunction with spring break at local schools. The movies, wh...
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'CHiPs' are down: Ponch goes raunch in R-rated revampMar 23, 2017 12:00 pm - What we get with "CHiPs" - Dax Shepard's randy, R-rated take on the blandly inoffensive 1977 NBC TV series - is the sort of lowbrow action comedy usually released in the...
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'T2 Trainspotting' chooses nostalgic trip toward adulthoodMar 23, 2017 6:00 am - Nostalgia can be tricky, casting a rose-colored glow on memories that may not deserve it. Do we look back fondly on our youth because it was so magical, or simply becaus...
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Malick's cast strikes the right chords in 'Song to Song'Mar 23, 2017 6:00 am - As filmmakers obsessed with his early work continue to ape his style, Terrence Malick has ventured beyond, reaching into territory that is stubbornly spiritual and anti-...
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Supernatural 'Dig Two Graves' a stylish gothic film set in Southern IllinoisMar 23, 2017 6:00 am - If the young Coen brothers had been turned loose in Southern Illinois to create an ultra-low-budget, 1970s supernatural horror tale reeking of EC Comics vibes, it might ...
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Woody Harrelson's curmudgeonly charm fails misanthropic mess 'Wilson'Mar 23, 2017 6:00 am - Woody Harrelson has curmudgeonly charm built into his acting DNA, but he can't quite humanize the misanthropic mess at the heart of Craig Johnson's choppy character stud...
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Cheesy 'Power Rangers' reboot takes itself too seriouslyMar 22, 2017 10:45 am - There's a question every piece of intellectual property needs to ask itself before a new version is made: How seriously should we treat the source material? In the case ...
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Warring stars and 'Star Wars'Mar 22, 2017 6:00 am - If you haven't seen FX's “Feud: Bette and Joan,” you're missing out on another potential classic season of television from producer Ryan Murphy, who gave us last year's ...
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'Beauty and the Beast' debut weekend earnings revised up
Mar 20, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast" was an even bigger hit than first thought. The film's weekend box office earnings were revised up nearly $5 millio...
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Kristen Stewart: 'I'm much more comfortable being uncomfortable'Mar 20, 2017 6:00 am - Don't let the title fool you. In "Personal Shopper," Kristen Stewart's second outing with French auteur Olivier Assayas ("Clouds of Sils Maria"), the titular occupation ...