Movies
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DVD previews: 'Aloha,' 'Citizenfour'Aug 22, 2015 7:15 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 25: "Aloha" (PG-13, 105 minutes, Sony): A military contractor (Bradley Cooper) returns to Honolulu, the site of his greate...
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Violent CIA action thriller 'Ultra' nastyAug 20, 2015 6:15 am - Crass, shallow, nasty and ugly, "American Ultra" devolves from a promising graphic-novel-like start into a hard-R-rated bloodbath just cartoony enough to stave off bolti...
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'Mistress' a glimpse into a crazy world of affection, animosityAug 20, 2015 5:45 am - Mini-review: 'Mistress America' The charm of Noah Baumbach's new comic drama "Mistress America" lies in its blissfully erratic tempo, its spontaneously fresh, machine-gu...
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Reel life: 'Mistress' cast-igates sexism, script ad-libsAug 20, 2015 5:45 am - Actress Greta Gerwig, most famous as the figurehead of the "mumblecore" film movement, has evolved into an actress-producer-writer hyphenate with filmmaker Noah Baumbach...
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'Hitman' sequel delivers '47' shades of slayAug 20, 2015 5:30 am - My guess would be that Skip Woods and Michael Finch binge-viewed "Terminator 2," "The Matrix," "Minority Report" and other genre films right before grinding out their me...
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Ni! 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' celebrates 40 years of sillinessAug 19, 2015 6:00 am - So there I was, about to cross the Bridge of Death (it's in the suburbs, don't you know), when I was stopped by a gruff, one-eyed man who looked like the poor old sod on...
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In the mood for a movie? Check Dann Gire's guide firstAug 18, 2015 11:00 pm - As we enter the dog days of summer cinema, choices for new movie viewing experiences this weekend include ultraviolent comic-book level action films “American Ultra” and...
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Film Festival in the WoodsAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods examines the costs and benefits of sharing space with nature at its 2015 Film Festival in the Woods from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Saturday, A...
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DVD previews: 'Little Boy,' 'The 100 Year Old Man'Aug 15, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 18: "Little Boy" (PG-13, 107 minutes, Universal): A 7-year-old boy (Jakob Salvati) is willing to do whatever it takes to b...
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'Straight Outta Compton' marketing brings film into mainstream
Aug 15, 2015 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES -- Everybody can be straight outta somewhere, and that's fine with Universal Pictures. An online marketing campaign for the rap-music film “Straight Outta Co...