Movies
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Box Office Top 20: 'Zootopia' stays on top with $51.3M
Mar 14, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Disney's "Zootopia" extended its rule with $51.3 million in its second week of release, according to final box office figures Monday. The animated hit he...
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Nearing 70, Sally Field plays a woman still coming of ageMar 14, 2016 5:00 am - NEW YORK - It sounds like a misprint, but it's not: Sally Field has headlined just one movie in the last two decades. The reasons why are many. Hollywood doesn't exactly...
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'Creative Control' looks at the near future of personal VRMar 14, 2016 4:56 am - LOS ANGELES - What does technology look like five minutes in the future? It's a question that's on a lot of artists' minds lately. Whether it's the Siri-like companion i...
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'A Day's Work' film explores temporary staffing FridayMar 13, 2016 11:00 pm - The 2015 documentary "A Day's Work" on the dangers in America's temporary staffing industry, will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Unitarian Universalist Society ...
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Jack Fisk rediscovers Los Angeles through Malick's eyesMar 13, 2016 7:23 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. - You might not know the name Jack Fisk, but you definitely know his work. Whether it's the private bowling alley where Daniel Plainview torments El...
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'10 Cloverfield Lane' opens well, but 'Zootopia' roars
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DVD previews: 'The Big Short,' 'Brooklyn,' 'Carol'Mar 12, 2016 6:18 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, March 15: "The Big Short" (R, 130 minutes, Paramount): Adam McKay's quirky portrait of the run-up to the 2008 financial col...
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The perfect political movie for our time was made in 1992Mar 11, 2016 5:01 am - The pivotal Illinois primary vote in this most-puzzling election season is just days away, and I have the perfect film for us to watch before visiting the ballot box - u...
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Reel life: Harold Ramis film festival starts Sunday in WoodstockMar 11, 2016 4:00 am - Critic's notebook • Chicago's great, late comedian Harold Ramis gets his own festival when “A Tribute To Harold Ramis” begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 13, with a scr...
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'Embrace' a vibrant look at past atrocityMar 10, 2016 4:00 am - Ciro Guerra's period drama "Embrace of the Serpent" won an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film for Colombia, and it's easy to see why. David Gallego's eyebal...