Movies
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Chicago critics group brings film fest to RosemontApr 12, 2013 6:00 am - The members of the Chicago Film Critics Association see themselves not just as critics, but as advocates. Advocates of art over commerce. Advocates of personal, innovat...
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'Disconnect' a well-cast cautionary taleApr 11, 2013 6:00 am - It's a given at multiplexes these days that despite switch-off-your-cell-phone announcements and the occasional grumbling protest, whatever's on-screen will have to comp...
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Boyle's 'Trance' a heady thriller laced with violenceApr 11, 2013 6:00 am - I had really hoped to see Danny Boyle's mind-twisting crime thriller "Trance" a few more hundred times before I reviewed it, just to make sure I understood it better, an...
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'Company' doesn't drum up the tension it needsApr 11, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "The Company You Keep" It's no "Three Days of the Condor." Maybe a day and-a-half. Two days tops of Robert Redford's 1975 spy thriller in which h...
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Feel-good '42' steals a base for social justiceApr 11, 2013 4:00 am - "42" is an old-fashioned sports underdog drama that follows the historic, inspirational story of Jackie Robinson, the first black ballplayer to break into the lily-white...
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FDR drama, Cary Grant collection out on DVDApr 10, 2013 11:00 pm - “Hyde Park on Hudson” Bill Murray gives one of his best performances of his career as Franklin D. Roosevelt in this film. It offers a view of the president outside...
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‘Evil Dead’ rises again with $26M box-office stakeApr 08, 2013 7:47 am - LOS ANGELES — Resurrected demons and resurrected dinosaurs are helping to put some life back into the weekend box office. The demonic horror remake “Evil Dead” debuted a...
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Ebert's services set for MondayApr 06, 2013 6:00 pm - The funeral service for film critic Roger Ebert will be held Monday at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. The 10 a.m. service will be open to friends and fans of the belove...
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Music service Rdio launches Vdio for TV, moviesApr 06, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video. New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music pla...
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DVD previews: ‘Hyde Park on the Hudson’Apr 06, 2013 5:58 am - Coming April 9 “Hyde Park on the Hudson” (R, 95 minutes, Universal): Choosing Bill Murray to play Franklin D. Roosevelt makes an inspired choice, his combination of nat...