Entertainment Stories from May 16, 2024 (Change date)
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West Chicago Blooming Fest returns this weekendMay 16, 2024 5:37 pm - West Chicago’s annual Blooming Fest has grown into a gardener’s playground. It’s the main event of a downtown spring festival celebrating the start of the growing season.
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Francis Ford Coppola debuts ‘Megalopolis’ in Cannes, and the reviews are inMay 16, 2024 3:24 pm - Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a wildly ambitious passion project the 85-year-old director has been pondering for decades.
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Vernon Township to host inaugural VT PaloozaMay 16, 2024 2:43 pm - Join Vernon Township for its inaugural VT Palooza from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, at William E. Peterson Park, 16652 N. Buffalo Grove Road, in Vernon Hills.
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Citing ‘unfortunate reality,’ park district closing Palatine Stables this fallMay 16, 2024 12:38 pm - The publicly owned Palatine Stables will close this fall after some seven decades of equestrian operations, the Palatine Park District has announced. “While the memories ...
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Don’t miss the chance to participate in Northbrook’s Fourth of July paradeMay 16, 2024 12:37 pm - Do you want to be rewarded with bright children’s smiles? Have a chance to contribute to the spirit of patriotism on a day of unity? Make connections with the community as they get to know you and your organization?
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‘Bridgerton’ puts its chief gossip on trialMay 16, 2024 11:46 am - The new season of “Bridgerton,” that steamy Shondaland remix of rom-com and romance tropes set in Regency-era London, focuses less on debuts than glow-ups. Forget the stu...
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‘Strangers’ dangers blunted by horror cliches, dumbnessMay 16, 2024 11:00 am - Renny Harlin’s generic, jump-scary horror tale “The Strangers: Chapter 1” can be viewed two ways. One, as a stylish, technically proficient horror story. Two, as a nihilistic and manipulative formula slasher movie pushing the envelope of dumbness to near comic extremes.
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Founding Father portrayal will highlight U.S. ConstitutionMay 16, 2024 9:41 am - The Daughters of the American Revolution, Signal Hill Chapter, in collaboration with the Barrington Area Library, will host a program featuring a portrayal of Founding Father and fourth President James Madison on Sunday, June 9, beginning at 2 p.m.
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Imperfect but charming: ‘IF’ may have us all checking under beds for our old friendsMay 16, 2024 5:45 am - Writing and directing (and acting in, and producing) his new kids’ movie, “IF,” John Krasinski is doing his best to craft a story that works organically no matter the age, with universal themes — imagination, fear, memory — that just hit different depending on who you are.
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Amy Winehouse story flattened in frustrating biopic ‘Back to Black’May 16, 2024 5:30 am - “Back to Black” as a movie is a tame and mediocre affair. A conventionally told biopic about a talented artist — Amy Winehouse — who became famous, struggled with drugs, depression and bulimia, and died early.
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