Movies
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A diminished 'Godzilla' still bests 'Rocketman,' 'Ma'
Jun 3, 2019 6:19 AM - "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" was brought down to size at the weekend box office but was still easily No. 1, while the Elton John biopic "Rocketman" and the Octavia Spencer-led horror film "Ma" got off to strong starts.
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'Running With Beto' catches the candidate at his most golden, before his mojo ran off the road
Jun 2, 2019 7:28 AM - Quick, before his presidential ambitions vaporize completely, let's rewind to a happier point in the ascension story of Beto O'Rourke, as seen in filmmaker David Modigliani's admiring HBO documentary "Running With Beto." -
Octavia Spencer like you've never seen her before in 'Ma'
Jun 2, 2019 7:26 AM - There was one thing Octavia Spencer hadn't yet done in her nearly 25 years in the business: Starred in her own film. The film that righted that wrong is "Ma," a Blumhouse horror movie in which she plays a small town woman who buys beer for some local high school students and lets them party in her basement, before things take a sinister turn. -
After Hours Film Society to show 'Woman at War' June 10
May 30, 2019 6:12 PM - The After Hours Film Society will show the 2018 drama "Transit" Monday, June 10, at Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove. -
Taron Egerton rocks in glossy, glittering Elton John biopic 'Rocketman'
May 30, 2019 6:20 AM - Taron Egerton gives a star-making performance as Elton John in Dexter Fletcher's blinged-out biopic "Rocketman," which zooms through John's life with lavish song-and-dance detours. -
Confusing 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' lacks narrative fire
May 30, 2019 6:00 AM - Despite committed performances by Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins, "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" remains a numbing, protracted professional wrestling match between giants.
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Ali Wong, Randall Park charm in smart, funny rom-com 'Always Be My Maybe'
May 30, 2019 6:00 AM - Ali Wong and Randall Park make for a cute non-couple in "Always Be My Maybe," a sweet and sassy rom-com about childhood friends who reconnect as mismatched 30-somethings to discover, well, what most characters do in these sorts of things. -
Octavia Spencer's 'Ma' metes out mix of horror and heartbreak
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Movie will be filmed in downtown Elgin starting June 5
May 29, 2019 4:13 PM - Mark Stewart Iverson of Elk Grove Village will make his solo directorial debut in the upcoming "For Prophet," which will be shot almost entirely in downtown Elgin, with a few scenes in Wheaton. -
Aurora's Movies in the Park begins June 1May 29, 2019 1:59 PM - Aurora's 2019 Movies in the Park Summer Series is filled with super heroes, supernatural elephants and a puppy that simply wants to find his way home.
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