Movies
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Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on reteaming for ‘Sinners’
Apr 17, 2025 3:42 pm - Ryan Coogler was the one who convinced Michael B. Jordan he could be a movie star. In “Sinners,” Coogler pushed his go-to actor to the next level: Jordan isn’t just starring in the genre-bending big-screen spectacle. He’s playing identical twins.
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Bowen Yang leads a heartfelt dramedy about found families in ‘The Wedding Banquet’
Apr 17, 2025 5:30 am - In this modern-day remake set in and around Seattle, two gay couples decide to embark on one fake straight marriage to get what they need in Andrew Ahn’s modern update of “The Wedding Banquet.”
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‘Sinners’ a winner: Coogler’s stylistically audacious musical movie reinvents the horror genreApr 17, 2025 5:00 am - It takes a long time before the gross and gory stuff creeps into writer/director Ryan Coogler’s stylistically audacious and belligerently original musical horror tale “Sinners.” When it does, the film confirms that we’re witnessing a bold reinvention of the horror genre.
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‘Everybody’s excited’: Local businesses, extras featured in rom-com being filmed in downtown LibertyvilleApr 15, 2025 4:18 pm - The producers of familiar feel-good holiday movies shot in picturesque suburbs are incorporating Libertyville into their portfolio for the first time and the locals couldn't be happier.
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Panelists named for One Earth Film Festival April 25Apr 15, 2025 3:05 pm - On Friday, April 25, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host the “One Earth Film Festival: Power in Unity.”
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Why a new documentary revisits Aaron Carter’s tragic undoing
Apr 15, 2025 12:45 pm - Actress-turned-filmmaker Soleil Moon Frye explores the troubling family dynamics of Aaron Carter and his family from his twin sister’s perspective in “The Carters: Hurts to Love You,” a two-part documentary streaming now on Paramount+.
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What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a ‘Law & Order’ reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedy
Apr 14, 2025 5:30 am - Jude Law playing an FBI agent in the movie “The Order” and Mariska Hargitay reuniting with her old partner, Detective Elliot Stabler, on “Law and Order: Organized Crime” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ stomps to $80.6 million in second weekend
Apr 13, 2025 4:02 pm - After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the highest grossing Hollywood release of 2025.
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2025 Elgin Short Film Festival now accepting entriesApr 11, 2025 8:46 pm - The city of Elgin and the Elgin Short Film Festival is accepting submission for the 17th annual Elgin Short Film Festival, set for Sept. 20.
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Oscars to add stunt design award for its 100th ceremony
Apr 11, 2025 7:02 am - After many years of impassioned calls for an Oscar recognizing the art of the stunt, the film academy has decided to give it an official award.