Movies
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A by-the-numbers look at a year of Oscar diversity, firsts
Mar 18, 2021 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - A look, by the numbers, at notable facts, figures and trivia from the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards: 11 - First-time acting nominees. With the pa...
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Cumberbatch plays everyman spy in espionage thriller 'The Courier'
Mar 18, 2021 6:00 am - “The Courier” - ★ ★ ½ The new Cold War film “The Courier” about a Soviet whistleblower and the British businessman who helped transport information to Western intel...
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Widescreen: Alternate versions of your favorite movies that you should avoidMar 18, 2021 6:00 am - "Zack Snyder's Justice League," the four-hour revision of the 2017 would-be blockbuster by its original director, arrives on HBO Max this weekend after years of rumors a...
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'Happily' meshes millennials, marriage and murder into uneven thriller
Mar 18, 2021 6:00 am - “Happily” — ★ ★ “How did we find this place, anyway?” Wait, where have we heard that before? Actually, it's a familiar line in a new genre of thriller that's emerge...
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'Mank' leads Oscar nominations in a year of record diversity
Mar 15, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - In a year in which the pandemic shuttered movie theaters for months, Academy Awards nominations went to two female filmmakers for the first time and a histori...
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For 23-year-old Ciara Bravo, 'Cherry' is a star-making role
Mar 12, 2021 5:00 am - Ciara Bravo didn't have high hopes for her prospects when she saw the names attached to “Cherry.” She'd been working in the business for over a decade, but it was mostly...
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'Come True' a moody, unsettling slow-burn drama about dreams
Mar 12, 2021 5:00 am - “Come True” - ★ ★ ½ The murky and illogical territory of dreams and nightmares has always provided fertile ground for filmmakers. Not only can your imagination run wild ...
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Explore the universe with graphic novelist/astrophysicist at Fermilab lecture March 26Mar 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Fermilab Art & Lecture At Home series, "When Art & Science Collide" continues with a "Graphic Talk About the Universe" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26 (CST), with Dr. Clif...
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Glen Ellyn native Amy Carlson stellar in derivative, demonic horror taleMar 11, 2021 5:00 am - “Know Fear” - ★ ½ We all know the devil is in the details, right? In the horror tale “Know Fear,” apparently a demon is. And he likes to mess them up. “Know Fear” ...
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Widescreen: 'Monster Hunter' is no 'Magnolia,' but it sure is funMar 11, 2021 5:00 am - Paul Thomas Anderson is the most acclaimed filmmaker of his generation, a purveyor of puzzling, powerful films like "There Will Be Blood" and "Magnolia." I see everythin...