Movies
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Upgrades planned for suburbs' last drive-inFeb 26, 2020 4:00 pm - Fans of McHenry Outdoor Theater, the only remaining drive-in in the suburbs, can rejoice that its owner has long-term plans for the future with a bunch of upgrades and i...
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Best bets: 'Robert Dubac's Book of Moron' takes over Chicago's Broadway PlayhouseFeb 23, 2020 6:31 am - Whoopi debut Marvel at the amazing film debuts of Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in "The Color Purple." Director Steven Spielberg's acclaimed 1985 adaptation of Alice...
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Box office goes 'Sonic' again but hears 'Call of the Wild'
Feb 23, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The hedgehog edged the sled dog by a nose at the box office. "Sonic: The Hedgehog" zoomed to the top of the box office with a take of $26.3 million in its...
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'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' heats up tale of gothic romance
Feb 21, 2020 5:00 am - “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” obeys all the accepted conventions of juicy gothic romance: In a drafty mansion on a windswept coast, a mismatched couple tries to ignore th...
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'Black in Space' looks at final frontier of civil rightsFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a libra...
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6 spectacular things you can do at C2E2 this weekendFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - The biggest and best pop culture convention in the Chicago area is back a little earlier than usual this year, bringing a wide array of fun experiences to the South Buil...
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Success of 'To All the Boys' puts stars on Hollywood's radarFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - The 2018 release of the Netflix teen rom-com "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" changed the lives of its stars, Lana Condor and Noah Centineo, by putting the...
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Bong happy 'Parasite' succeeded despite disparity it showedFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea - Oscar-winning "Parasite" director Bong Joon-ho said recently the film's "biggest pleasure and the most significant meaning" to him is that it succee...
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Old dog, new trick? Latest 'Call of the Wild' tamed by CGI poochFeb 20, 2020 5:00 am - Does the dog movie have any new tricks? Do we want it to? For the most part, we want our dog movies like our pooches: comforting, obedient and slightly slobbery. “The Ca...
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Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville help turn 'Ordinary Love' into something special