Movies
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Fall film guide -- a novel approachOct 31, 2021 9:25 pm - How fitting that the oldest extant piece of Western literature, "Beowulf," will be coming this fall to a theater near us. It's now a movie from Chicago's own Robert Zeme...
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'Silk' spins history for dummiesOct 31, 2021 9:05 pm - When Francois Girard's "Silk" premieres on home video, it should come wrapped in a bright yellow cover marked with big, block letters: "Pretentious Historical Dramas for...
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More fall moviesOct 31, 2021 9:05 pm - Sept. 21 "December Boys" -- Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe goes wandless as one of four Australian pals who compete to be adopted by a childless young couple d...
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"The Brave One" a cop-outOct 31, 2021 9:03 pm - Shortly after Erica Bain kills her first perp in Neil Jordan's shamelessly pro-vigilante B-movie drama "The Brave One," she goes into the bathroom and upchucks. This sce...
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Billboard's top 10Oct 31, 2021 9:02 pm - Here's a list of the top 10 DVD sales and video/DVD rentals last week as compiled by Billboard Magazine. DVD sales 1. "Wild Hogs" -- Touchstone Home Video 2. "300" ...
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Ground-breaking 'Graduate' gets spruced up for DVDOct 31, 2021 9:02 pm - Dustin Hoffman had appeared in a variety of television shows before he got his big break in the groundbreaking film "The Graduate." The film was quite controversial in 1...
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'Smellovision' trying to nose way back into theater scene
Oct 31, 2021 8:59 pm - BOSTON -- Megan Dickerson always loved the rich colors and melodic scores of the film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." But she also longed to experience the sweet ...
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'Woodcock' tries, but ends up wasting comic premiseOct 31, 2021 9:04 pm - "Mr. Woodcock" boasts a perfect cast and lots of laughs, plus it serves as an example of what happens when filmmakers have an inspired comic idea, but don't know what to...
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Taymor's latest is bold, but it left me coldOct 31, 2021 9:02 pm - • In the audacious "Across the Universe," filmmaker and "Lion King" stage creator Julie Taymor jams a bunch of Beatles tunes onto the soundtrack -- sung by its cast mem...
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