Entertainment
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Open seat on the Mundelein Arts CommissionJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - The Mundelein Arts Commission is accepting applications for an open seat in the group. The 10-member commission works to enhance life in Mundelein through cultural, visu...
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Glossy 'House Party' remake falls short on the fun
Jan 12, 2023 10:00 pm - “House Party” — ★ ½ It's never a good idea to promise too much, either in an invitation to a house party held in a stranger's mansion, or in a reboot of a three-dec...
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Bob Odenkirk seeks balance, humor following his heart attack
Jan 12, 2023 10:00 pm - PASADENA, Calif. - Bob Odenkirk is still processing his feelings after suffering a massive heart attack in July 2021 and says a big take-away is to strive for a better w...
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Q&A: Filmmaker Alice Diop mines darkness in 'Saint Omer'
Jan 12, 2023 10:00 pm - In 2016, French documentary filmmaker Alice Diop made an unusual decision. She decided to travel to a town in Northern France to watch the trial of a Senegalese woman, F...
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Gerard Butler keeps 'Plane' grounded
Jan 12, 2023 5:00 am - “Plane” - ★ ★ After “Airplane!” “Airport,” “Up in the Air,” “Flight,” “Snakes on a Plane,” “Non-Stop” and “The Terminal,” we have finally arrived, like weary passengers ...
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Grief weighs heavily on 'Your Honor' in Season 2 of Showtime legal thrillerJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - The image of a bearded, unkempt Bryan Cranston tells you a great deal about what's ahead for "Your Honor" in the second and final season of the Showtime legal thriller. ...
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Widescreen: Weaver's performance is the greatest innovation of Cameron's 'Avatar' sequelJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - James Cameron's career as a movie magician has given us a liquid-metal man, a shocking recreation of the sinking of the Titanic and the photorealistic, bioluminescent fo...
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'Stay tuned': No deal yet for Pickwick, but theater will remain open through MarchJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - Like an old Republic serial, the future of Park Ridge's Pickwick Theatre is a cliffhanger. Plans to announce Pickwick operations were being taken over by a different com...
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Spellbinding 'Saint Omer' straddles truth, fiction
Jan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - “Saint Omer” - ★ ★ ★ ½ First, the real-life facts of the case, more shocking than you'll find in most fiction: In November 2013, a mother took a train from Paris to the ...
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Following her dream: Roosevelt University grad returns in 'Chicago' 25th anniversary tourJan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - New York City native Jess DiForte's parents didn't take their kids on vacations. They took them to Broadway. DiForte's parents may not have known it at the time, but doi...