Movies
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Movie review: Humor, stellar performances make 'The Two Popes' a heavenly treatDec 05, 2019 5:00 am - “The Two Popes” — ★ ★ ★ A liberal cardinal and conservative pope walk into a bar and ... Oh, wait. That's actually the Sistine Chapel, magnificently and meticulous...
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Dist. 21 board member's role in candy industry highlighted in new filmDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - A longtime Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 school board member is featured in a new documentary about a Chicago candy company and his role in the rich history o...
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'Star'-studded: The Force is with the holiday film seasonDec 01, 2019 6:00 am - We should consider ourselves blessed to possess such a pleasing plethora of presents waiting under our cinematic Christmas tree this season. The most precious one may we...
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'Frozen 2' ices competition again with record Thanksgiving
Dec 01, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - "Frozen 2" kept a wintry wind at its back in its second week, setting a Thanksgiving record with a whopping box office bounty, while newcomer "Knives Out" ...
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All the best of pop culture at Pheasant Run show this weekendNov 30, 2019 12:00 am - Aisles of pop culture were on display Saturday as the Chicago Pop Culture Con kicked off at The Pheasant Run Resort mega Center in St. Charles. The multigenre event, whi...
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Taylor Kitsch plays a bad guy with nuance and special skillsNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Actor Taylor Kitsch bristles at the notion that the criminal he plays in the new police drama "21 Bridges," is a coldblooded killer. He says he worked to find...
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Hope you like 'Elf'! You can't escape Christmas on your televisionNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is behind us, so you know what that means. To quote The Tim Tracker (who in turn was quoting that song from Phineas and Ferb), “Christmas is starting now!” ...
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O'Donnell: Could 'The Irishman' help make Netflix a platform player with the NFL?Nov 29, 2019 12:00 am - FORGET ABOUT A HOLIDAY with the Bears, Lions, Cowboys, Bills, Saints and Falcons. If purely unscientific monitoring this Thanksgiving week has been any indicator, a prim...
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Movie review: 'Dark Waters' takes on environmental tale with facts over flash
Nov 28, 2019 5:00 am - “Dark Waters” — ★ ★ ½ There are a few notable disappearing acts being performed in “Dark Waters,” a fact-based — and decidedly unflashy — drama about the corporate...
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Star-studded 'Knives Out' cuts sharp, comic whodunit taleNov 27, 2019 5:00 am - “Knives Out” - ★ ★ ★ ½ To call “Knives Out” Ian Fleming meets Agatha Christie might be tempting, but it would be highly inaccurate. That's because Daniel Craig breaks hi...