Movies
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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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Sharp dresser or fashion pariah?
Oct 31, 2021 8:56 pm - NEW YORK -- Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani are among the stylish stars on People magazine's list of best dressed women of 2007. Katie Holmes, Penelope...
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Kanye takes on MTV
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Lee's 'Lust' takes top prize at Venice fest
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Shallow 'Shoot 'em Up' packs heat and actionOct 31, 2021 8:06 pm - For action junkies who love violent video games and have no need for characters, plots, emotions and originality, the aptly titled "Shoot 'em Up" works like crack on ret...
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'Will' power doesn't generate laughs in lame comedyOct 31, 2021 8:03 pm - What does it feel like to watch Will Forte and Will Arnett mug and cutesy-pooh their way through the comically stillborn movie "The Brothers Solomon"? I'd say it's kinda...
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Ideal cast, taut direction make '3:10' a lean, muscular westernOct 31, 2021 8:02 pm - The American western has experienced more comebacks than Madonna, and James Mangold's return-to-basics horse opera "3:10 to Yuma" proves that it deserves to stay around ...
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'Hatchet' a sick valentine to '80s killer thrillersOct 31, 2021 8:02 pm - • Watching "Hatchet" is like time-warping back to the early '80s when hordes of indie killer thrillers such as "Friday the 13th," "Humongous," "The Burning" and "Madman"...
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Check this out! Our writers pick the best for the weekend.Oct 31, 2021 7:55 pm - The International Microcinema Film Festival, tonight through Sunday at Cutting Hall for the Performing Arts, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Admission $5 with an all-fest pac...