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Jan 8, 2019
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Let us now praise Elvis Presley and his movies
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Jul 26, 2017
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Dunkirk
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Jun 15, 2016
Congo Square’s
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Nov 27, 2015
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May 1, 2014
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Nov 29, 2013
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Sperm blowout, hoop dreams deferred, and the rest of this week's screenings
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Mar 29, 2013
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Black is beautiful, and the rest of this week's screenings
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By J.R. Jones
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The Beat That My Heart Skipped
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Nov 23, 2011
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This week's movie action: special grandma edition
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
By J.R. Jones
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Hugo movie
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Hugo Martin Scorsese
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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The Muppets movie
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Arthur Christmas
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Caldecott Medal
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J. Edgar movie
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Clint Eastwood
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Melancholia movie
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Rachel Getting Married
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El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
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The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
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My Week With Marilyn
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Rid of Me
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Jacques Tourneur
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Curse of the Demon
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Sound Opinions
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Billy Wilder
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Sunset Boulevard
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Northbrook Public Library
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The Third Man
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West Side Story
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Oct 31, 2011
Video
The dB's rock again
The brilliant guitar-pop band reunites for a new album and tour in early 2012.
By J.R. Jones
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Like This
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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
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Jan 5, 2011
The King's Speech—A Wonderful Movie
BRITISH KING TRIUMPHS (as world goes to war)
By Michael Miner
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Nov 25, 2009
Video
No One's Pardoning These Turkeys
New movies open today for the holiday weekend, including Fantastic Mr. Fox. Also: a recap of the fall's best movies still screening in theaters.
By J.R. Jones
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Old Dogs
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Ninja Assassins
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Robin Williams
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John Travolta
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Wes Anderson
,
Fantastic Mr. Fox
,
Roald Dahl
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John HIllcoat
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Road Cormac McCarthy
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Cormac McCarthy
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John Woo
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Red Cliff
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Sing-A-Long Sound of Music
,
The SOund of Music
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
,
La Danse--The Paris Opera Ballet
,
An Education
,
Good Hair
,
Inglourious Basterds
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Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
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A Serious Man
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Where the Wild Things Are
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