Movies
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'Woman Who Loves Giraffes' coming to Fermilab Oct. 11
Oct 4, 2019 1:53 PM - Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series will offer the movie "The Woman Who Loves Giraffes" Friday, Oct. 11. It is followed by Q&A with Anne Innis Dagg, the subject of the film, and the director of the film, Alison Reid. -
Tyler Perry believes his studio rivals Hollywood's best
Oct 4, 2019 8:34 AM - Tyler Perry remembered shedding tears when he saw an Atlanta highway exit bearing the name of his television and film studio for the first time. The actor-director-writer believes he might have the same emotions during the grand opening of his massive state-of-the-art Tyler Perry Studios on Saturday night. -
Streep, Soderbergh on the rallying cry of 'The Laundromat'
Oct 4, 2019 6:00 AM - "The Laundromat," which opens in theaters Friday, takes some of the densest, most complicated information and filters it into a fourth-wall-breaking farce that culminates with a rousing challenge, a call to arms. -
Joaquin Phoenix on 'Joker' weight loss, dance and De Niro
Oct 4, 2019 6:00 AM - Joaquin Phoenix has been widely praised for his transformative portrayal of the man who becomes the Joker in the new film. The actor recently talked about his process, and the time he worried Robert De Niro was going to throw an ash tray at his head. -
See silent horror-comedy film Oct. 8 at the ArcadaOct 3, 2019 9:29 PM - On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles continues its "Silent Film Night" series with a screening of the 1927 silent horror comedy film "The Cat and the Canary"
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Soderbergh's 'The Laundromat' makes a mess of sordid financial farce
Oct 3, 2019 6:00 AM - Steven Soderbergh squanders a lot of talent, including Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman, in "The Laundromat," a disjointed attempt to illustrate how the rich hide their money from the tax man. -
'Lucy in the Sky' mostly muddles tabloid-inspired love-triangle tale
Oct 3, 2019 6:00 AM - Natalie Portman stars as a married no-nonsense former astronaut who gets caught in a love triangle in "Lucy in the Sky," inspired by the stranger-than-fiction tale of Lisa Nowak. -
Joaquin Phoenix delivers electrifying performance in harrowing 'Joker'
Oct 3, 2019 6:12 AM - Todd Phillips' supervillain origin tale "Joker" makes for a thin, grim, dystopian horror story buoyed by a perfectly pitched performance from an insanely skeletal Joaquin Phoenix.
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Renée Zellweger is just fine, thanks: The actress reflects on her long journey to 'Judy'
Oct 1, 2019 1:12 PM - In "Judy," Renée Zellweger portrays middle-aged Judy Garland in an electrifying star turn, fusing her own face, body and singing voice with the screen icon's to find an interpretive creation all her own. It's a startling, magnificent performance. -
'Abominable' No.1 with $20.9M; Zellweger's 'Judy' sings out
Sep 30, 2019 6:14 AM - The DreamWorks animated adventure "Abominable" has topped the box office with an estimated $20.9 million, while the Renee Zellweger-led Judy Garland tale "Judy" got off to a sonorous start.
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