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Cinema Slapdown: 'Viva Las Vegas'
Film Row Cinema of Columbia College - 1104 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago (South Loop)
Rod Blagojevich stops by for the December installment of the film series.
December 16 : 7 p.m.
Movies / Things To Watch
ITVS Community Cinema
Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center - 77 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
Monthly showcase features advance screenings of the Emmy award-winning PBS series "The Independent Lens."
December 19 : 2 p.m. "Young@Heart"
January 16 : 2 p.m. "Mine"
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Movies / Drama
Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire
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Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique , Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz
Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece ``Precious'' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor write and suffers constant abuse at the hands of her vicious mother (Mo'Nique ) . Precious instinctively sees a chance to turn her life around when she is offered the opportunity to transfer to an alternative school. Under the patient, firm guidance of her new teacher, Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins the journey from oppression to self-determination.
Today's Showtimes:
Kerasotes Chicago City North 14
2600 N. Western Ave. - Chicago
Cicero ShowPlace 14 (Kerasotes)
4779 W. Cermak - Cicero
Movies / Drama
The Blind Side
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Starring: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head
A homeless black teenager, Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in, transforming Michael's life and theirs. With help from his new-found family, tutors and coaches, he realizes his potential as a student and football player.
Today's Showtimes:
AMC Loews 600 North Michigan 9
600 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (River North)
Kerasotes Chicago Webster Place 11
1471 W. Webster Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
Movies / Biography
Invictus
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Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng
Following the fall of apartheid, newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) faces a South Africa that is racially and economically divided. Believing he can unite his countrymen through the universal language of sport, Mandela joins forces with Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), captain of the rugby team, to rally South Africans behind a bid for the 1995 World Cup Championship.
Today's Showtimes:
Regal Lake Zurich 12
755 S. Rand Road - Lake Zurich
Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 20 & IMAX
300 Parkway Drive - Lincolnshire
Movies / Adventure
The Princess and the Frog
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Starring: Anika Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley
Hardworking and ambitious, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) dreams of one day opening the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Her dream takes a slight detour when she meets Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos), who's been turned into a royal amphibian by evil Dr. Facilier. Mistaking her for a princess and hoping to break the spell, Naveen plants a kiss on poor Tiana -- thereby turning her into a frog as well. The pair hop along on an adventure through the bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess.
Today's Showtimes:
AMC River East 21
322 E. Illinois St. - Chicago (Streeterville)
Kerasotes Chicago City North 14
2600 N. Western Ave. - Chicago
Movies / Drama
Armored
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Starring: Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne, Amaury Nolasco
Following his return from Iraq, Ty Hackett (Columbus Short) takes a job at the same armored-car company where his late father worked. At the end of his probation period, his mentor and godfather, Mike Cochrane (Matt Dillon), reveals to Ty his plan to rob one of their company's trucks. Faced with the loss of his house and his younger brother to foster care, Ty reluctantly agrees to the plan, but when the heist goes terribly awry, it becomes every man for himself.
Today's Showtimes:
AMC Loews 600 North Michigan 9
600 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (River North)
Kerasotes Chicago City North 14
2600 N. Western Ave. - Chicago
Movies / Things To Watch
Everybody's Fine
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Starring: Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect with his offspring. As he visits each one in turn, Frank finds that his children's lives are not quite as picture-perfect as they've made them out to be.
Today's Showtimes:
Kerasotes Chicago Webster Place 11
1471 W. Webster Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
Davis Theatre
4614 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Square)
Movies / Action
2012
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Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt
Unbeknownst to its billions of inhabitants, the Earth has an expiration date. Thanks to the warnings of an American scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) tries to lead his family to safety as the world literally falls apart around them.
Today's Showtimes:
AMC Loews 600 North Michigan 9
600 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (River North)
Kerasotes Chicago Webster Place 11
1471 W. Webster Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
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Found Footage Festival
Lakeshore Theater - 3175 N. Broadway - Chicago
Comedians Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher host a touring showcase of quirky and funny videos discovered at garage sales, thrift stores, warehouses and...
