Movies
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James Wan returns to horror with gory, ridiculous 'Malignant'
Sep 09, 2021 11:00 pm - “Malignant” - ★ There is no doubt that James Wan knows his way around the horror genre. The man behind “The Conjuring,” “Insidious” and “Saw” franchises has not had many...
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Touching '9/12' Broadway musical 'Come From Away' now streaming on Apple TV+
Sep 09, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Many months into the global pandemic, a Broadway musical about another horrific event that shook the world brought people together. The doors of the Gerald Sc...
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Clip and quip: Coupon comedy 'Queenpins' stockpiles way too many ideas
Sep 09, 2021 6:00 am - “Queenpins” - ★ ★ The timing was perfect. The very moment I sat down to write about “Queenpins,” the inspired-by-actual-events tale of a coupon scheme gone awry, ...
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Widescreen: Internet has become kinder place for performers in their golden yearsSep 08, 2021 11:00 pm - It gets harder to see with every passing week, but there are still good things about social media. Last week's global outburst of joy over the return of '70s pop icons A...
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After Hours Film Society to feature 'Summer of '85' at the TivoliSep 08, 2021 11:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society is returning to in-person screenings at Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove. On Monday, Sept. 13, the 2020 French-Belgian mo...
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New to streaming this week: 'Kate,' 'Come From Away' and MTV's VMAs
Sep 07, 2021 6:00 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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'Shang-Chi' blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
Sep 05, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - On what's traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" smashed the record for Labor ...
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'Shang-Chi' blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
Sep 05, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On what's traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film 'œShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" smashed the record for ...
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Constable: Libertyville grad's look at Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X becomes a Netflix docSep 04, 2021 1:00 am - The highlight of Johnny Smith's personal sports history as a member of Libertyville High School's Class of 1999 might have been his final game as a varsity basketball pl...
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Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
Sep 03, 2021 9:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Like a lot of Asian actors, Simu Liu has played the nameless guy who can do martial arts but inevitably loses out to a more skilled white guy. It was one o...