Entertainment
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In the bonkers ‘The Beekeeper,’ Jason Statham has more than a bee in his bonnetJan 11, 2024 5:45 am - Secret agents and murderous assassins seem to lurk in increasingly mundane places. Remember “The Accountant" with Ben Affleck? Or “The Tax Collector” with Shia LaBeouf? ...
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Still trying to make ‘fetch’ happen, now in song: ‘Mean Girls’ gets a musical updateJan 11, 2024 5:45 am - The first “Mean Girls,” that compulsively watchable high school-based social satire by Tina Fey, came out in 2004. The Broadway musical opened in 2018. Now it’s 2024, and...
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Directors Guild nominates Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, Martin ScorseseJan 10, 2024 2:42 pm - Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig and Martin Scorsese have been nominated by the Directors Guild for its top award. The nominations to the 76th DGA Awards, which followed t...
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Cocoa Crawl to heat up Long Grove Feb. 10Jan 10, 2024 1:56 pm - Historic downtown Long Grove will transform into “Cocoa Town” for the seventh annual Cocoa Crawl from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10. Cocoa lovers are invited to sip co...
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Hit-Boy enters Grammys with producer nod while helping father navigate music industry after prisonJan 10, 2024 1:41 pm - When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into the Feb. 4 awards ceremony with his father beside him for the first time. For three decades, H...
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MCC program to explore music, history of blues cultureJan 10, 2024 12:58 pm - Enjoy a lecture and live music presentation of the spirituals, work songs, and slave songs that evolved into the blues at McHenry County College’s next Experts and Insigh...
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Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in the suburbsJan 10, 2024 12:11 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader. Jan. 10 Documentary, di...
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SAG Awards 2024: See the complete list of nomineesJan 10, 2024 10:25 am - Nominations for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be handed out on Feb. 24 in Los Angeles and shown live on Netflix: Movies ENSEMBLE “American F...
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SAG Awards nominate ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ snub DiCaprioJan 10, 2024 9:38 am - The 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards heaped awards on “Oppenheimer," “Barbie” and “American Fiction,” while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best actor. The nominees for th...
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‘A real pro:’ Downers Grove youngster makes Lyric Opera debut in ‘Champion’Jan 10, 2024 9:13 am - For her budding theater career, Naya Rosalie James has older sister Vivian to thank. Watching her sibling perform inspired the Downers Grove 11-year-old to pursue acting....