Movies
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AMC, Universal agree to shrink theatrical window to 17 daysJul 31, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK — In a sign of how the pandemic is remaking Hollywood traditions, AMC Theatres and Universal Studios recently announced an agreement to shorten the exclusive th...
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Scenic 'Summerland' unfolds as hopeful, kind World War II drama
Jul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - “Summerland” — ★ ★ ★ “Summerland” might look like something you've seen before: A scenic story about a schoolchild who must leave London during the war and take up ...
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'The Fight' salutes ACLU attorneys in sincere but slow documentaryJul 30, 2020 12:30 pm - “The Fight” - ★ ★ ½ The ACLU marks its 100th birthday this year. To celebrate the momentous occasion, documentary directors Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman and Eli...
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In an upside-down summer, 'Jaws,' 'E.T.' are hits again
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New this week: 'Black is King' from Beyoncé and a new album from Alanis Morissette
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'Little House' author's life, times examined in PBS film
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In Hoffman Estates, princesses and superheroes in a socially-distanced paradeJul 24, 2020 11:00 pm - For the second time in as many months, the parking lot at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates was filled with princesses and super heroes Saturday. About 20 characters ...
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Horror film 'The Rental' gives 'drop-dead gorgeous' new meaning
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Nine innings, nine great baseball movies to streamJul 23, 2020 6:00 am - At last, baseball is back. It's only 60 games — let's hope our viral nemesis doesn't make the season even shorter — but we'll take as many innings of Yoan Moncada, Eloy ...
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'Radioactive' radiates cliches in trite, disappointing Marie Curie biopicJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - "Radioactive" -- ★ ★ In Marjane Satrapi's bland and befuddling biopic “Radioactive,” brilliant scientist Marie Curie and her brilliant scientist husband Pierre Cur...