Movies
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Parent objects to content in Barrington High School film class
Dec 17, 2020 12:08 PM - The mother of a senior at Barrington High School complained to the school board that a movie that includes a sex toy is inappropriate for film class, which district officials said they will look into. -
Chadwick Boseman brilliant in final film 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
Dec 17, 2020 11:21 AM - Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman -- in his final performance -- offer a master class in acting as clashing musicians in Netflix's powerful period drama "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."
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Gerard Butler rides to the rescue in disaster film 'Greenland'
Dec 17, 2020 6:00 AM - Gerard Butler stars as an engineer trying to save his family from a comet threatening the planet in the disaster film "Greenland."
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Widescreen: Another holiday tradition taken away by 2020
Dec 17, 2020 6:00 AM - Moviegoing has always been essential to columnist Sean Stangland's family Christmas celebrations, but not this year.
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Candy industry film featuring Dist. 21 board member airs Thursday
Dec 17, 2020 8:34 AM - A longtime Northwest suburban school board member will be featured in a documentary airing Thursday night on WTTW about a Chicago candy company and the rich history of the city's candy industry. -
New to streaming: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and CBS' 'A Home for the Holidays'
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'Dark Knight,' 'Grease,' 'Blues Brothers' added to National Film Registry
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How 'Sound of Metal' captured the sounds of silence
Dec 14, 2020 6:00 AM - Director Darius Marder took a swing with his directorial debut, "Sound of Metal" (and, judging by the positive response from critics, hit a home run). Now streaming on Amazon, the film follows a punk-metal drummer named Ruben as he begins to lose his hearing.
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In HBO's magnificent Bee Gees documentary, broken hearts -- and icon status -- can at least be mended
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TV's gay Christmas movies are as benign, charming and cliche as we always hoped they'd be
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