Movies
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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...
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'Top Gun: Maverick' flies to 2022 due to coronavirus surge
Sep 03, 2021 9:00 am - NEW YORK - Paramount Pictures on Wednesday postponed the release of "Top Gun: Maverick," sending another of the fall's top movies out of 2021 due to the rise in coronavi...
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Netflix film 'Worth' weighs personal, financial losses of 9/11
Sep 03, 2021 6:00 am - “Worth” — ★ ★ ★ “What is life worth?” asks Washington lawyer Kenneth J. Feinberg (Michael Keaton) in the opening scenes of the based-on-a-true-story drama “Worth,” ...
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Behind the Curtain: The October Newspaper Movie of the MonthSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - 'Born Yesterday' (1993) This is a remake of the 1950 original and stars Don Johnson as a newspaper reporter hired by a corrupt millionaire (played by John Goodman) to "s...
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Behind the Curtain: The November Newspaper Movie of the MonthSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - 'Straight Talk' In this 1992 comedy, James Woods plays a shark-toothed Chicago newspaper reporter out to expose a sudden radio talk show sensation played delightfully by...
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'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' adds exciting hero to Marvel universe
Sep 02, 2021 6:00 am - “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” - ★ ★ ★ If the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taught us anything it's that heroes arise from unexpected places. For thei...
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New to streaming this week: 'Worth,' 'Cinderella,' Imagine Dragons' latest and 'Only Murders in the Building'
Aug 31, 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 • Micha...
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'Candyman' slashes way toward No. 1 box office spot
Aug 28, 2021 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - "Candyman" hooked the top spot at the North American box office. The Universal Pictures film starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II impressively pulled in more tha...
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Behind the Curtain: The September Newspaper Movie of the MonthAug 28, 2021 1:00 am - 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Ewan McGregor plays an earnest but naive reporter for the Ann Arbor Daily Telegram in this 2009 satire about a fictional psychic "New Earth Army...