Movies
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'Avengers: Endgame' topples 'Star Wars' preview record
Apr 26, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Avengers: Endgame" has gotten off to a mighty start at the box office, earning a record $60 million from Thursday night preview showings in North Ame...
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'Avengers: Endgame' is a thank-you to those who believed in the storytelling power of Marvel StudiosApr 26, 2019 6:00 am - "Avengers: Endgame" is a momentous achievement and a superhero cinema event like no other. It's the exclamation point placed at the end of a standard-setting decade of d...
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The suburbs' last drive-in theater opens for the season tonightApr 26, 2019 5:30 am - The Chicago area's only remaining drive-in movie theater opens for the season in McHenry tonight - and if you want to see the show, you'd better get there early. The McH...
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Ethan Hawke captivates in strange, fact-based 'Stockholm'Apr 25, 2019 6:00 am - “Stockholm” - ★ ★ ½ There's a moment in the movie “Stockholm” when the protagonist, a man named Lars (Ethan Hawke), introduces a friend of his (Mark Strong) to a w...
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'Red Joan' delivers anti-war message cloaked in polished yet slow spy taleApr 25, 2019 6:00 am - “Red Joan” - ★ ★ ½ Judi Dench is the one marquee name associated with the movie “Red Joan.” But really, with her on board, who needs more than one? Yet as good as ...
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'Avengers: Endgame' poised to topple box-office records
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'Avengers: Endgame' is a satisfying piece of pop culture wish fulfillmentApr 23, 2019 5:00 pm - “Avengers: Endgame” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In this age of pop culture wish fulfillment, when every beloved movie gets a sequel and streaming services resurrect TV shows canceled yea...
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Where does 'Avengers: Endgame' rank among all 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe films?Apr 23, 2019 5:00 pm - Editor's Note: This is an updated version of an article that first appeared in April 2018, just before the release of "Avengers: Infinity War." Eleven years, 22 mov...
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Silent film fundraiser to benefit Catlow Theater in BarringtonApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - The Silent Film Society of Chicago is sponsoring a fundraiser at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in what's described as an effort to help keep downtown Barrington's Catlow...
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5 things we learned watching Beyoncé's 'Homecoming'Apr 21, 2019 7:28 am - Contrary to reports, Beyoncé did not wake up like this - it took grueling work. The entertainer documents that work in Netflix's "Homecoming," a feature-length film rele...