Movies
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Widescreen: A celebration and a history lesson, 'Pose' was the show of summerAug 23, 2019 6:00 am - The best TV show in the immediate post-Targaryen era is not “Stranger Things” or “Orange is the New Black,” though Netflix's big guns did make this deathly hot summer a ...
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'After the Wedding' was a family affair for Julianne MooreAug 23, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Julianne Moore is accustomed to working with her husband, director Bart Freundlich, on set, but it was a real family affair when their daughter joined them fo...
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Daughter's sleep training influenced Knightley's latest roleAug 23, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON - Keira Knightley's edginess while playing a real-life Iraq War whistle-blower in the political thriller "Official Secrets" wasn't all an act. The decision to sle...
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Runaway with Down syndrome bonds with a thief in sweet 'Peanut Butter Falcon'Aug 22, 2019 6:00 am - “The Peanut Butter Falcon” - ★ ★ ½ Shia LaBeouf — at 33, an embattled veteran of both blockbusters and indies — teams up with newcomer Zack Gottsagen in “The Peanu...
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Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams give extraordinary performances in 'After the Wedding'Aug 22, 2019 6:00 am - “After the Wedding” - ★ ★ ★ “After the Wedding,” a gender-flipped remake of an Oscar-nominated 2006 Danish film by Susanne Bier, is, on one level, a showcase for J...
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'Angel Has Fallen' — and so has the Gerard Butler action franchiseAug 22, 2019 6:00 am - “Angel Has Fallen” - ★ There is a certain mindless pleasure in the “Fallen” movies. Watching Gerard Butler muscle his way through increasingly preposterous obstacl...
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Film festival takes spotlight at CantignyAug 21, 2019 11:00 pm - The inaugural Tylerman Film Festival is coming to Wheaton's Cantigny Park and will feature more than 30 films, many promoting social awareness and change. The fest on Su...
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Self-service beer, wine pours coming to Rosemont mallAug 20, 2019 11:00 pm - With a plastic card and touch of a handle, visitors to the Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall in Rosemont soon will be able to pour their own craft beer, wine and cider. Te...
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Wedding-night horror comedy 'Ready or Not' wields laughs and goreAug 20, 2019 12:00 pm - "Ready or Not" - ★ ★ ★ ½ Traditionally, horror films released during late August (the so-called "dog days" of summer cinema) tend to be cheap, stupid and exploitative. T...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, MCC to host screening of new documentary about organic farming pioneerAug 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County and McHenry County College's Agrarian Learning Center and Sustainability Center will present an inspiring new documentary film, "D...