Movies
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'The Lighthouse' hits Amazon Prime, 'Moonrise Kingdom' streams on FacebookApr 18, 2020 7:25 am - Looking for new movies to watch at home? Here are three: • "Moonrise Kingdom": Summer camps are in jeopardy this year, but you and the (older) kids can escape to New Pen...
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Tired of 'Frozen'? Stream these less-obvious kids moviesApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Weeks of quarantine with kids have a way of burning through a movie collection. Even with the libraries of streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, Disney Plu...
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Today's Recommended Read: "Killing Floor" by Lee ChildApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - Feeling like you've taken it on the chin for the past month from an invisible villain? An action-packed tale in which the good guy comes out on top might be just what yo...
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Sound check: Hit play on new releases from Fluorescents, Til Morning, ZORILAApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - Another week in quarantine means another week without live shows. But despite the adversity, Chicago-area bands are stepping up to express themselves and entertain the l...
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Netflix's 'Sergio' doesn't live up to its fascinating subjectApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - The United Nations diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello has been described as a cross between James Bond and Bobby Kennedy, which sounds like a compelling enough pitch for a ...
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How you can watch 'Dirty Dancing' and support furloughed movie theater workersApr 16, 2020 6:00 am - No one can say for sure when we'll be going back to a movie theater, or how many of them will survive this pause in the global economy. The largest movie theater chain i...
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Daring, provocative 'Selah and the Spades' reframes the teen comedy
Apr 16, 2020 6:00 am - One of the upsides of our new streaming-only world of movies is the chance to discover emerging talents, filmmakers whose feature debuts might otherwise have gone unnoti...
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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, ...
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10 great baseball movies to stream when you can't enjoy the real thingApr 15, 2020 11:00 pm - Nobody will be taking anyone out to the ballgame any time soon, so when the seasonal urge for America's favorite pastime hits, you can break out the beer and brats at ho...
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Quibi stars have no quibble with new phone-only filmmaking
Apr 15, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - They were skeptical. The name was weird. The concept was a little crazy - but it was intriguing. Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz and rising star Stephan James ea...