Movies
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Damian Szifron's anthology a 'Wild' rideFeb 26, 2015 4:00 am - Mini-review: 'Wild Tales' Argentine writer/director Damian Szifron's anthology movie "Wild Tales" offers us one of the grandest, most diabolically conceived opening sequ...
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Star chemistry compensates for wild plotting in Will Smith's 'Focus'Feb 26, 2015 4:00 am - It doesn't take long to catch on to the modus operandi of the romantic comedy/drama "Focus" - no matter what outrageous things happen, they will invariably be revealed a...
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Free movie March 4 at Colby Barn in GrayslakeFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - Liberty Prairie Foundation, Conserve and other partners are sponsoring a free showing of the film "Symphony of the Soil" next week at Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake's Pra...
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'Focus' among Dann Gire's weekend movie picksFeb 25, 2015 9:00 am - Nothing is what it seems in Will Smith's new psychological con artist drama “Focus,” to be reviewed in Friday's Time-out! and online Thursday by Daily Herald film critic...
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'Fifty Shades' dominates box office again with $22.2 millionFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - "Fifty Shades of Grey" stayed on top of the box office. Universal's erotic drama starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan earned $22.2 million at No. 1 in its second wee...
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'Boyhood' versus 'Birdman' turns Oscar nail-biter as odds narrowFeb 22, 2015 6:00 am - The Oscar best-picture race has turned into a nail-biter. “Boyhood,” the coming-of-age tale filmed over 12 years, was until a two weeks ago the strong favorite to win th...
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Images: Oscar winners and show bitsFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - The long take of “Birdman” has stretched all the way to the Academy Awards, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past, took Hollywood's t...
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Images: Oscars red carpetFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - It's Hollywood's biggest night — the Oscars. And the stars of the silver screen always make big, bold fashion statements (even if some of them might regret their choice ...
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Neil Patrick Harris fills Oscars with class and cachetFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - Ben Affleck said it best: The cardinal sin is dullness. The 87th Academy Awards show Sunday night was not dull. Sure, the show was another predictably staid ocular orgy ...
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'Birdman' takes home best picture at OscarsFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “Birdman” has won the Academy Award for best picture. The film, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who also won best director, stars Michael Keaton a...