Movies
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Superficial brain transplant thriller proves truly 'Criminal'Apr 14, 2016 5:00 am - "You only have half a brain!" a CIA boss screeches at sociopathic killer Jerico Stewart. Gee, that would make him the smartest man in "Criminal," a cornball thriller tha...
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Latino Film Festival-Elgin returns this weekendApr 11, 2016 11:00 pm - For the fourth consecutive year, Elgin Community College and Marcus Theatres will host the Latino Film Festival Elgin. Movies from Colombia, Chile, México, USA and Puert...
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Disney remounts 'Jungle Book' with magical mix of CGI, live-actionApr 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Jon Favreau's wowie-pazzowie, eye-popping “Jungle Book” is an exhilarating motion picture experience that kerplops us into a Campbellian adventure in the middle of an au...
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Soprano from St. Charles stars in Met Opera broadcastApr 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Portraying an aging, embittered Queen Elizabeth is hard work, but for Sondra Radvanovsky there's a moment late in Donizetti's opera "Roberto Devereux" that's a real guil...
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'The Boss' tops 'Batman v Superman' at box office
Apr 11, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Batman and Superman are no match for Melissa McCarthy. In its third weekend in movie theaters, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was pushed from th...
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CLC to show Holocaust filmApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - "Refuge," a film that provides eyewitness testimonies and explores the character and resiliency of the last generation of victims of Nazi persecution, will be shown for ...
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'The Force Awakens' wins top honors at MTV Movie AwardsApr 10, 2016 11:00 pm - BURBANK, Calif. - "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" took the top prize at the 25th annual MTV Movie Awards. The audience at Warner Bros. Studios waved what looked like red ...
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Melissa McCarthy's 'The Boss' debuts to $23.5M at box office
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Why musical biopics so often go wrongApr 09, 2016 7:24 am - The movie "Miles Ahead" arrives in theaters this weekend, marking the end of the beginning of a mini-onslaught of musical biopics. "Miles Ahead," in which Don Cheadle pl...
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Midwest travel: 5-day CIMMfest blends best of movies, music in ChicagoApr 09, 2016 7:23 am - Chicago Movies. Music. Mingle. Love the music you hear in movies? Then the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival (CIMMfest), a five-day showcase celebrating the ...