Movies
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Wizard World, C2E2 offer virtual fan events ahead of conventions' return this fallJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - The whispers about the coronavirus started to get loud at the end of February 2020, which was also the last time a major pop culture convention was held in Chicago. As a...
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Pixar's 'Luca' enchants as a bright, brisk fish-out-of-water fairy tale
Jun 17, 2021 6:00 am - “Luca” — ★ ★ ★ ½ A brisk and bright sun-dappled fable of above-ground adventure and below-the-surface identity, Enrico Casarosa's “Luca” — a summery, shimmering fi...
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'Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' misses the target in ultraviolent sequel
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Schaumburg Boomers host Educators Appreciation Night June 22Jun 17, 2021 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Boomers will host Educators Appreciation Night on Tuesday, June 22 during their game at Wintrust Field. The promotion is presented by the new movie "The T...
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Q&A: Ellen Burstyn on her acting life, and never retiring
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Wizard World Chicago returns to Rosemont in OctoberJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Movies are back, baseball games are back, concerts are back. On Oct. 15, pop culture conventions are back. Wizard World Chicago will return Oct. 15 through 17 to the Don...
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'In the Heights' makes muted debut, edged by 'A Quiet Place' at box office
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'In the Heights' makes muted debut, edged by 'A Quiet Place'
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Ned Beatty, indelible character actor from 'Deliverance' and 'Network,' dies at 83Jun 13, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Ned Beatty, the indelible character actor whose first film role in 1972's "Deliverance" launched him on a long, prolific and accomplished career, has died. He...
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'Queen Bees' buzzes along as well-cast but ultimately bland comedy