Entertainment
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Now, it’s her story: HBO’s steamy ‘Seduction’ reimagines ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ with a female gaze
Nov 13, 2025 10:22 am - “Welcome to the delicious hell that is high society,” beckons the trailer for “The Seduction,” HBO Max’s steamy new French-language drama inspired by “Dangerous Liaisons” premiering Friday.
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Nicolas Cage’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ turns an apocryphal text about Jesus’ youth into a horror film
Nov 13, 2025 9:50 am - When filmmaker Lotfy Nathan was introduced to the apocryphal text about Jesus’ childhood, he immediately began poring over it as a springboard for what would eventually become “The Carpenter’s Son,” the supernatural thriller starring Nicolas Cage opening in theaters Friday.
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Netflix’s new ‘Last Samurai Standing’ pays respect to the original
Nov 13, 2025 9:10 am - “Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of dozens of samurai in a live-or-die survival game to save family, community and honor.
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Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey partner with ElevenLabs for AI voice cloning
Nov 13, 2025 7:03 am - Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have made deals with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs that will allow its artificial intelligence technology to replicate their voices.
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‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ brings back the magic with new faces and tricks
Nov 13, 2025 5:15 am - Ten years or so between installments of a successful Hollywood franchise is a lifetime. When it comes to the third “Now You See Me” movie — poof! — time doesn’t matter. These magicians still got it.
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Time has outrun this ‘Running Man’
Nov 13, 2025 5:15 am - Edgar Wright’s new big-screen adaptation of “The Running Man” is fittingly but awkwardly timed. Arriving in the year of Stephen King’s imagined dystopia, its near-future has little in it that isn’t already plausible today, making this remake feel a step, or two, behind.
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Fine Line’s ‘Animalia’ exhibit showcases vibrant animal artworksNov 12, 2025 8:11 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles is hosting "Animalia" featuring works by 69 artists from 25 states depicting animals, both real and mythical.
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Writers’ ‘As You Like It’ a pleasant introduction to well-loved Shakespeare confectionNov 12, 2025 5:07 pm - Writers Theatre’s Chicago-area premiere of Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery’s merry musical adaptation of “As You Like It” embodies the spirit of the original and contains enough of Shakespeare’s text to appeal to aficionados and neophytes alike.
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Indoor playground and adventure park Lava Island to make Illinois debut in KildeerNov 12, 2025 4:35 pm - A former Best Buy store in Kildeer will become home to the first Lava Island Indoor Play Oasis in Illinois. The relative newcomer to the family entertainment scene opened its first location in Aurora, Colorado, in 2018 and is in a growth mode envisioning dozens of locations across the country.
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Adele will make her acting debut in Tom Ford’s adaptation of ‘Cry to Heaven’
Nov 12, 2025 12:31 pm - Fashion designer Tom Ford has called up Adele to co-star in his adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Cry to Heaven,” his production company said Wednesday. The film, which Ford is writing, directing and producing, will mark the acting debut of the superstar singer.