Movies
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Oscar night: The complete list of Sunday's winnersFeb 09, 2020 12:00 am - Best Picture: "Parasite" Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker" Best Actress: Renée Zellweger, "Judy" Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Bes...
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The Oscar category that best reflects the state of film isn't best picture — it's visual effects
Feb 08, 2020 6:00 am - Wedged each year among the smorgasbord of critical darlings, art house films and prestige dramas that fill the various Oscar categories sits what is quietly the most rel...
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Widescreen: Big-screen grandeur at the Music Box, and another milestone for John WilliamsFeb 07, 2020 5:00 am - The annual 70 mm Film Festival returns Thursday, March 5, to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago, with a two-week lineup of films presented in one of t...
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HBO Max series 'Station Eleven' filming in downtown Glen EllynFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - The last time the Glen Art Theatre charmed location scouts, Charlie Sheen was still a baby-faced jock and Winona Ryder had not yet become a goth icon. Glen Ellyn audienc...
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'Honeyland' tells the story of ancient beekeeping traditions Feb. 17Feb 06, 2020 10:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society presents "Honeyland" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove. Tickets are $10 or $6 for members...
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Harley Quinn takes off — thanks to Margot Robbie — in 'Birds of Prey'Feb 06, 2020 5:00 am - “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” — ★ ★ ★ At one point in “Birds of Prey,” crime lord Roman Sionis, aka Ewan McGregor, sits do...
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Julia Garner offers painstaking performance in #MeToo drama 'The Assistant'Feb 06, 2020 5:00 am - “The Assistant” — ★ ★ ★ Harvey Weinstein sits in a Manhattan courtroom this week, a silent (as yet) but looming presence at his landmark #MeToo-era trial for rape ...
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Veterans attend special screening of WWII documentary in Arlington HeightsFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - When the consul general of France comes for a visit, you roll out the red carpet. That's exactly what happened Thursday at the CMX Theater in Arlington Heights before a...
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Dann Gire predicts Oscar's sure bets and potential surprisesFeb 05, 2020 10:00 pm - We already know five things about the 92nd Academy Awards show to be broadcast live at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, on the ABC network: • The show will pay tribute to the late...
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Final curtains for Liberty Theatre? No more movies at historic Libertyville theaterFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - A long run of movie viewing at what was built in 1937 as the Liberty Theatre in downtown Libertyville has ended, with the future of the landmark uncertain. Liberty 1 & 2...