Movies
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‘Miroirs No. 3’ a slender and elegant tale of mutual rehabilitation
Mar 26, 2026 5:15 am - Christian Petzold’s beguiling and restorative new drama “Miroirs No. 3” begins with a glance and a car crash.
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‘They Will Kill You’ is a failed attempt at satanic, supernatural horror pulp
Mar 26, 2026 5:15 am - The Virgil is the setting for most of the ambitious but ultimately cramped horror-comedy “They Will Kill You,” a wonderful vehicle for its star, Zazie Beetz, while not exactly fulfilling in either the horror or comedy modes.
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Back in sync: Everything you need to know about the new Netflix doc ‘BTS: The Return’
Mar 25, 2026 10:22 am - The mostly Korean language film “BTS: The Return,” debuting Friday, March 27, on Netflix, offers an intimate look at BTS’ journey to their latest album, “ARIRANG.” It also follows the seven member group — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — as they learned to reacclimate to their life in the fast lane, together again.
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Stephen Colbert and son will co-write a ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie
Mar 25, 2026 9:04 am - Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, is co-writing a “Lord of the Rings” movie with his son.
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Best Bets: Riverdance at Paramount, Shen Yun at Rosemont TheatreMar 23, 2026 4:16 pm - Riverdance brings its world tour “Riverdance 30 — The New Generation” to Aurora’s Paramount Theatre this weekend, while Shen Yun performs at the Rosemont Theatre. Plus, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago presents “Civic Plays Copland 3” during a free concert in Naperville.
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What to stream: Charlie Puth, ‘Sentimental Value,’ Daniel Day-Lewis, James Marsden and a ‘Hannah Montana’ special
Mar 23, 2026 6:00 am - The Oscar-winning Norwegian family drama “Sentimental Value,” a “Hannah Montana” anniversary special starring Miley Cyrus and fresh music from Robyn and Charlie Puth are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Legendary DJ Dick Biondi subject of loving fan’s documentaryMar 22, 2026 3:12 pm - Anyone who grew up in Chicago area in the 1960s and tucked a transistor radio under their pillow at bedtime will remember the voice of Dick Biondi. Now he is the subject of a documentary.
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Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ blasts off with $80.5 million, a best for Amazon MGM, and the year
Mar 22, 2026 3:01 pm - “Project Hail Mary” is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a nonfranchise film since “Oppenheimer.” The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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‘It’s very bittersweet for me’: Hollywood Blvd. Cinema to auction decades of movie memorabilia to fund makeoverMar 20, 2026 1:23 pm - A live and online auction March 28 will liquidate movie memorabilia, decor, fixtures and more at the Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, as owner Dana Pobanz seeks to update the 10-theater complex.
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In ‘Project Hail Mary,’ Phil Lord and Chris Miller finally get their space odyssey
Mar 19, 2026 2:09 pm - Ryan Gosling wanted a friend. So it came down to directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller making that happen on the $200 million science-fiction adventure “Project Hail Mary.”