Movies
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Knoxville and Co. laugh their way to No. 1 at the box office
Feb 06, 2022 10:00 pm - Not even a global pandemic or a 12-year hiatus could stop the Johnny Knoxville and his crew at the box office. “Jackass Forever,” the fourth movie in the anarchic series...
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SXSW plots in-person film fest with 'Atlanta,' 'Lost City'
Feb 04, 2022 9:00 am - NEW YORK - After the pandemic forced the South by Southwest Film Festival to turn virtual the last two years, the Austin, Texas, festival is plotting a largely in-person...
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'Moonfall' is a brain-twisting, popcorny mega-blast
Feb 03, 2022 2:00 pm - “Moonfall” - ★ ★ ★ Some people might look up at the moon and admire its glowing and desolate beauty. Director Roland Emmerich apparently sees a constructed hollow orb th...
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Amazon's 'Reacher' brings character closer to author's book
Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Adaptations of books to film and television often take liberties or stray from the original text. Tom Cruise played Jack Reacher twice on film but didn't matc...
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Tim Roth drops out, in paradise, in 'Sundown'
Feb 03, 2022 5:00 am - “Sundown” - ★ ★ ★ ½ A man sits on the edge of an infinity pool contemplating his existence in Michel Franco's “Sundown.” It's one of many such ennui-laden images, thoug...
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Our favorite crash-test dummies return
Feb 03, 2022 5:00 am - Pity those in charge of COVID-19 protocols on “Jackass Forever.” Imagine, just for starters, the challenges of monitoring the health of participants in something called ...
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New to streaming this week: Winter Olympics, 'Pam & Tommy' and the doc 'Torn'
Feb 01, 2022 5:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies • ...
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College of DuPage's Global Flicks Film Festival continues Feb. 9Jan 30, 2022 10:00 pm - College of DuPage will host its annual Global Flicks series featuring six award-winning films. The films will be shown at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 2 to March ...
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On a quiet weekend in theaters, 'Spider-Man' is No. 1 again
Jan 30, 2022 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - On a chillingly quiet weekend at movie theaters, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" again topped the box office in its seventh week of release. January is traditionall...
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'Ice Age' franchise spins off with possum bros
Jan 28, 2022 8:00 am - “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild” - ★ ★ At one point in “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild,” the twin heroes find themselves in a familiar place and voice what man...