Movies
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Silent Film Society finds new spot for old filmsFeb 07, 2014 2:59 pm - The Silent Film Society of Chicago is moving its “Buster Keaton Weekend” March 7-9 from the now-shuttered Des Plaines Theatre to a much smaller venue across the street. ...
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Hoffman’s funeral to be like the actor — privateFeb 07, 2014 7:50 am - NEW YORK — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who fiercely protected his private life, will be mourned behind closed doors. A private funeral for the actor will be held Friday for...
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Another way to play with LegosFeb 07, 2014 4:45 am - "The Lego Movie," a new 3-D animated feature from the makers of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" and "21 Jump Street," arrives in theaters today with an impressiv...
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Broadway mourns Hoffman as 3 face drug chargesFeb 06, 2014 5:57 am - NEW YORK — While three of four people arrested amid the investigation of the Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death were arraigned on drug charges, the New York theater communit...
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Even Simon Pegg can’t save unfunny ‘Fantastic Fear’Feb 06, 2014 5:43 am - Mini-review: ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ Simon Pegg is a very talented comic actor, but you would never guess that in this claustrophobic, strained stream-of-consci...
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Inert direction hampers 'The Outsider'Feb 06, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: ‘The Outsider' The action thriller “The Outsider,” written and directed by Brian A. Miller, suffers from several handicaps, the first being “Property o...
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Reel life: 'Fantastic Fear' a bit of a bummerFeb 06, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'A Fantastic Fear of Everything' Simon Pegg is a very talented comic actor, but you would never guess that in this claustrophobic, strained stream-of-consc...
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Scholars chase Nazi art booty in Clooney's 'Monuments Men'Feb 06, 2014 5:00 am - The real star of George Clooney's syrupy World War II drama "The Monuments Men" turns out to be Alexandre Desplat's score, mood-setting music constantly affirming the em...
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Pop culture comedy follows the 'Lego' brick roadFeb 06, 2014 5:00 am - What happened? Did the entire crew making "The Lego Movie" misplace their Ritalin and Adderall supplies? That might explain why "The Lego Movie" is such an intense, cra...
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Officials: NY suspect had Hoffman’s cell numberFeb 05, 2014 8:03 am - NEW YORK — At least one of four people taken into custody on drug charges during an investigation of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s suspected fatal heroin overdose had t...