Entertainment
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Where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the suburbsMay 01, 2022 11:00 pm - Suburban restaurants and bars are prepping for Cinco de Mayo, which celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla that took place on May 5, 1862...
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'Bad Guys' repeats at No. 1, Liam Neeson's latest misfires at the box office
May 01, 2022 11:00 pm - The DreamWorks animated heist movie "The Bad Guys" was the top film in U.S. and Canada theaters for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, wh...
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'Intimate Apparel' holds a special place in heart of Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn NottageMay 01, 2022 7:32 am - "Unabashedly romantic." That's how playwright Lynn Nottage describes "Intimate Apparel," her 2003 drama about a lonely Black seamstress in 1905 Manhattan who falls in lo...
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PBS' 'Ridley Road' holds lessons to America from '60s London
May 01, 2022 7:30 am - It took eight long years for Sarah Soleman to get a murky part of Britain's post-World War II history from the pages of a book to our TV screens. She had been impressed ...
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Wet day for an outdoor art show: Art in Wilder Park returns to ElmhurstApr 30, 2022 1:00 am - The 25th annual Art in Wilder Park outdoor art show returned to Elmhurst following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year also marks the 25th anniv...
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Concerts: The Claudettes with Lurrie Bell; Jessie James Decker; Kem & Ken 'Babyface' Edmonds and much moreApr 29, 2022 12:30 pm - Save the Rock 'n' Roll Festival: Shows start at 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday, April 29 through May 1, at LiveWire Lounge (3394 N. Milwaukee Ave.; livewireloungechicago.c...
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French lovers find each other in 'Anais in Love'
Apr 29, 2022 10:00 am - “Anaïs in Love” - ★ ★ ½ We first meet the intriguing heroine of “Anaïs in Love,” appropriately enough, when she's rushing. The opening scene of the French romantic...
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'Petite Maman' easily one of the best movies about mothers and daughters
Apr 29, 2022 9:00 am - “Petite Maman” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Céline Sciamma's “Petite Maman” couldn't be more different in scope and scale from “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” There are no castles or corset...
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Elisabeth Moss once again gets to play an everyday superhero in Apple TV+'s 'Shining Girls'
Apr 29, 2022 6:00 am - She navigated a 1960s advertising agency boys club on "Mad Men," leads the charge against a totalitarian regime on "The Handmaid's Tale" and fought back against an abusi...
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Broadbent, Mirren charm in art heist pic 'The Duke'
Apr 29, 2022 6:00 am - “The Duke” - ★ ★ ★ If you're gonna face a jury for a crime you've already confessed to - and even explained how you did it - you'd better have something going for you b...