Movies
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Con artists accumulate in the slinky 'Sharper'
Feb 09, 2023 5:00 am - “Sharper” - ★ ★ ★ Almost invariably, we root for the con artist. Seldom does the ingenuity and cleverness of a good hustler, cardsharp or con man not win us over. They ...
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'Somebody' a dramatically flat story of rejected romance remorseFeb 09, 2023 5:00 am - “Somebody I Used to Know” - ★ ★ I really wanted to like the indie rom-com “Somebody I Used to Know,” but the longer its freight train of dramatically flat, passionless,...
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Widescreen: Billy Corgan's Highland Park cafe to host film festivalFeb 08, 2023 10:00 pm - Madame ZuZu's Plantbased Emporium, the versatile venue in Highland Park owned by Smashing Pumpkins superstar Billy Corgan, will add a film festival to its considerable o...
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New to streaming this week: 'Your Place or Mine' and 'All That Breathes'Feb 07, 2023 5:00 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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Documentary on monarch butterflies to be shown at Bloomingdale Public LibraryFeb 05, 2023 10:00 pm - "Plants, Pollinators & Prayers" is a recent documentary about a local community's efforts to bring monarch butterflies back to Northern Illinois. The film will have a lo...
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'Knock at the Cabin' knocks off 'Avatar' at the box officeFeb 05, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - For the first time in almost two months, the box office doesn't belong to blue people. After seven weeks as the top film in theaters, "Avatar: The Way of Wate...
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Cannes breakout 'Close' tells of innocence and grief
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Fleeting joys in the sublime 'One Fine Morning'
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Oldie but goody cast scores extra points in fun, but fumbled gridiron fantasy '80 for Brady'Feb 02, 2023 5:00 am - “80 for Brady” - ★ ★ ½ The screenplay's lame, but the dames are game all the same. Lily Tomlin is 83. Jane Fonda is 85. Rita Moreno is 91. Sally Field clocks in at a yo...
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Don't knock this 'Cabin': M. Night Shyamalan returns in apocalyptic formFeb 02, 2023 5:00 am - “Knock at the Cabin” - ★ ★ ★ Leave it to M. Night Shyamalan to turn a simple, creepy home invasion thriller into an apocalyptic tale steeped in the biblical Book of Rev...