Movies
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Owner of Barrington's Catlow Theater sounds alarm about closing, then reverses courseOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - Hours after sending a dire email warning that downtown Barrington's Catlow Theater will close unless unspecified state taxes are paid, its owner reversed course Wednesda...
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Arlington Heights movie theater updates lobby, bar, carpeting, moreOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - Arlington Heights' downtown movie theater will host a grand reopening Wednesday, marking the completion of renovations since a new company took ownership two years ago. ...
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'Maleficent' edges 'Joker' for weekend box-office crown
Oct 28, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The "Maleficent" sequel has overtaken "Joker" for the weekend box-office crown in North America. Final figures released Monday showed "Maleficent: Mis...
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For an encore, 'Joker' is No. 1 again at the box office
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Racial questions underscore police thriller 'Black and Blue'
Oct 25, 2019 6:00 am - “Black and Blue” — ★ ★ Not long into the movie “Black and Blue,” an idealistic police rookie from New Orleans' Ninth Ward witnesses the summary execution of three b...
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Movie review: 'The Lighthouse' takes viewers on haunting, moody voyage toward madnessOct 24, 2019 6:00 am - “The Lighthouse” — ★ ★ ★ Enter “The Lighthouse “ at your own risk. This is a stark, moody, surreal and prolonged descent into seaside madness that will surely not b...
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Movie review: Hitler comedy 'Jojo Rabbit' a bold, risky Holocaust taleOct 24, 2019 6:00 am - “Jojo Rabbit” — ★ ★ ★ “Oh good, another Hitler comedy! It's been too long,” said no studio development executive, ever. But of course, absurd as the idea may seem, ...
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Movie review: The Boss codirects his first movie - a concert documentary with some extras
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Movie review: Emotionally muted historical drama 'The Current War' fails to electrifyOct 24, 2019 6:00 am - "The Current War - Director's Cut" - ★ ★ Whoa! Did I miss the non-director's cut of "The Current War" or what? Yes, I did, and so did the entire Chicago market. The orig...
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Defenders to host Green Screen Film Series Oct. 28Oct 21, 2019 11:00 pm - The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County invites the public to its new Green Screen Environmental Documentary Film Series. The 2015 film "Tomorrow" by French film...