Movies
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'Game of Thrones' beer, Marvel stars in Chicago and moreApr 10, 2015 6:00 am - There's a lot going on in the pop culture universe these days. To wit: • The "Star Wars" saga debuts today on the Digital HD format with the same movie transfers and muc...
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See Russian 'Leviathan' screening at Tivoli TheatreApr 09, 2015 6:15 am - Film critics notebook: • The After Hours Film Society presents the Oscar-nominated foreign language movie “Leviathan,” a Russian crime drama, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, A...
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From recasting to special effects, what filmmakers do when stars dieApr 09, 2015 6:00 am - When Paul Walker died in a car crash on Nov. 30, 2013, family, friends and fans were stunned. But after the initial shock of his passing, the next question was how the "...
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Nicholas Sparks' 'Longest Ride' a tired, trite one, tooApr 09, 2015 5:30 am - A technical error flashed closed-captioning subtitles on-screen for the first five minutes or so of "The Longest Ride" before somebody fixed it. That was too bad, becaus...
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Artists stand up to The Man in 'Desert Dancer'Apr 09, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Desert Dancer' Richard Raymond's "Desert Dancer" comes across as an international version of "Footloose," complete with oppressive government restrictions ...
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'Keep dreaming, keep reading,' Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer tells Geneva kidsApr 09, 2015 1:00 am - When she was growing up, Octavia Spencer had trouble reading. Due to dyslexia, the words were jumbled, and she would have to start again and again, losing interest. But ...
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ECC's Latino Film Festival features a variety of genresApr 08, 2015 11:00 pm - Films from Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru, Spain and Venezuela will be in the spotlight when Elgin Community College hosts the 2015 Latino Film Festiv...
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'King John' almost a fine Bard-eaux wineApr 08, 2015 6:00 am - The Stratford Festival's production of William Shakespeare's “The Life and Death of King John” (shortened to a marquee-friendly “King John”) constitutes less a work of c...
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Movie guide: Dann Gire previews Nicholas Sparks' 'Longest Ride'Apr 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Coming Friday: Based on Nicholas Sparks' novel, “The Longest Ride” is about two couples brought together in a love story that begins when a box of old letters set Luke a...
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Buffalo Grove High grad's stuntman job 'like recess all day long'Apr 07, 2015 5:30 am - He can leap from tall buildings in a single bound. He's more powerful than a villain's loco motive. And if you catch Hollywood stuntman Chris Brewster in action, you'll ...