Movies
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Affleck crafts a different kind of underdog story in 'Air'
Apr 07, 2023 6:00 am - “Air” - ★ ★ ★ The new movie “Air“ is technically about a shoe. There is nothing especially extraordinary about this shoe. As the Q-like Nike designer Peter Moore (Matth...
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Widescreen: After seeing 'D&D,' take flight with these dragon adventuresApr 06, 2023 6:00 am - A shock wave washed over the social media moviesphere last weekend: "Wait, this 'D&D' movie is actually good?!?" Indeed. Handsome rogue Chris Pine - who has a habit of c...
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Against all odds: A compassionate immigrant drama in 'Tori and Lokita'
Apr 06, 2023 6:00 am - “Tori and Lokita” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's one of the great ironies of cinema that many - not all, but many - of the most seemingly art house filmmakers make some of the most app...
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Lewis Capaldi feels 'naked' releasing new documentary
Apr 06, 2023 6:00 am - Lewis Capaldi's first album went multiplatinum and led to chart-topping hits, sold-out stadiums and a Grammy nomination for the singer-songwriter. Besting that with his ...
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'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' is okey-dokey
Apr 05, 2023 6:00 am - “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” - ★ ★ ½ “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” with its vistas of primary colors, is here to brighten our dreary springs, T.S. Eliot be damned. Th...
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Best bets: Walker Hayes, Jo Koy, Expo Chicago, AfterImage Film Festival and moreApr 05, 2023 5:00 am - Muddy birthday bash Bluesman Mud Morganfield honors his late father with the “Muddy Waters 110th Birthday Blues Jam” at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plai...
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Disney developing live-action 'Moana' with Dwayne Johnson
Apr 03, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - "Moana" will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back. Disney chief executive Bob Iger a...
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Streaming this week: A Brooke Shields doc, 'Grease' prequel series and a new NF album
Apr 03, 2023 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week....
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St. Charles filmmaker makes splash at Austin Lift-Off Film FestivalApr 02, 2023 11:00 pm - Jess Elfring-Roberts, a 2004 St. Charles North graduate, has her first short film premiering in April film festival. The Austin Lift-Off Film Festival presents the onlin...
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C2E2 returns: How Chicago's comic con is evolving along with today's fansMar 31, 2023 11:00 pm - C2E2, the long-running pop culture convention, has taken over McCormick Place this weekend as the definition of “fandom” continues to evolve. Chicago Comic & Entertainme...