Movies
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Familiar Oscar pattern seen in this year's acting racesFeb 14, 2015 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES - Oscar envelopes have been full of surprises over the years, yet one pattern persists: academy voters are moved by affliction. From 1988 to 1997, eight of ...
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Why you should see 'Fifty Shades' in a packed theaterFeb 13, 2015 4:00 am - My girlfriend and I will be among the many couples seeing "Fifty Shades of Grey" this weekend, and I approach the outing with much anticipation - not because I think it ...
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'Fifty Shades' starts strong, then goes off the railsFeb 12, 2015 8:00 am - This movie ends with two words: "Anastasia." "Christian." Then came more words from the audience at a Wednesday night sneak preview of "Fifty Shades of Grey," and they w...
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'Old Fashioned' feels more like a play than a movieFeb 12, 2015 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'Old Fashioned' Rik Swartzwelder's romantic drama “Old Fashioned” operates like an overwritten, first draft of a stage play translated into a movie, bu...
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Tragedies of Oscar-nominated 'Timbuktu' told with beautyFeb 12, 2015 4:30 am - The hot Malian sands of Abderrahmane Sissako's "Timbuktu" are a cool reservoir of placid beauty, where desert dunes are swept by quiet ripples of colorful, everyday vill...
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Spike Lee taps into horror with 'Da Sweet Blood'Feb 12, 2015 4:15 am - Mini-review: 'Da Sweet Blood of Jesus' Blood-slurping immortal beings hardly sound like the sort of characters you'd expect in a Spike Lee Joint. But in this bold and bl...
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Violent and comic 'Kingsman' an edgy 007 parodyFeb 12, 2015 4:00 am - The joyously silly and ultraviolent black comedy "Kingsman: The Secret Service" captures the spirit of 1960s Cold War spy movies, even with its horrific Kentucky church ...
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Gire: Rating movie nudity along with the MPAAFeb 11, 2015 10:00 pm - Partial vs. full nudity? If you've seen “Jupiter Ascending,” you probably remember actress Tuppence Middleton, completely nude, slowly rising from a large tub in a ...
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'Fifty Shades' tops Dann Gire's weekend movie picksFeb 11, 2015 5:00 am - Coming up in Time out! Friday and online Thursday: “Fifty Shades of Grey” has already inspired a Lego trailer parody, earned showings on 75 IMAX screens, captured a stro...
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Sensory movie screening in Gurnee:Feb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Children with special needs are invited to a special event from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee. The library will have a sensor...