Movies
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'Shang-Chi' tops box office again with $35.8 million
Sep 12, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to stud...
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Toronto International Film Festival straddles in-person and virtual screenings
Sep 10, 2021 9:00 am - Film festivals like those in Cannes and Venice are hard to compete with in terms of glamour. But the power of the Toronto International Film Festival is in its audiences...
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'Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre' meshes horror, comedy for gory good timeSep 10, 2021 6:00 am - “The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre” — ★ ★ ★ ½ Professional-wrestler-turned-filmmaker Chris Margetis swears that he and his professional-wrestler-turned-f...
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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 ...