‘Waking Sleeping Beauty’: How Disney rekindled that animation mojo
Hard as it is to believe today, it was not so long ago that animation in general and Disney animation in particular were given up for dead. Things got so...
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'Afghan Star' *** 1/2 If you believe that bringing the questionable virtues of "American Idol" to Afghanistan would do that beleaguered nation no favors, this remarkable documentary will change your...
‘Crude’
'Crude' *** 1/2 "Crude" sounds like the standard "this is an outrage" environmental degradation documentary, the latest in a line that includes "An Inconvenient Truth," but it is something considerably...
Disney critters for real in a gorgeous wild foray
'Earth' *** 1/2 The following is a capsule review of "Earth," which opened Wednesday. For the full review, visit chicagotribune.com/movies. It would be Pollyannish to pretend that the documentary "Earth"...
Oscar nominees’ list rings of reassurance
On a morning when news of the 74th Oscar nominations had to vie for air time with reports of a new terrorism alert, the films that had the most success...
It’s elementary, Oscar
Sherlock Holmes never tried his hand at Oscar prognosticating, but indications are he would have had a flair for it. "When you have eliminated the impossible," the great detective said,...
It’s thrilling to be here, really
They still come to Sundance, the performers do, even in a year like this one, a year when the festival faces an unusual danger: being overshadowed in its hometown. For...