Movies
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Movie review: 'Motherless Brooklyn' showcases Edward Norton — as actor over writerOct 31, 2019 6:00 am - “Motherless Brooklyn” — ★ ★ ½ Edward Norton's “Motherless Brooklyn” is nominally an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's 1999 novel of the same name. But this hard-boil...
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Movie review: 'Harriet' makes for a powerful if imperfect biopic of heroic TubmanOct 31, 2019 6:00 am - “Harriet” - ★ ★ ★ Legendary American heroine that she is, there are certain things for which Harriet Tubman is overdue. One is her spot on U.S. currency. Another is a ma...
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Huntley High to screen film on suicide awareness Nov. 5Oct 30, 2019 11:00 pm - Huntley High School will host a free community screening of the film "The S Word" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Huntley High School Performing Arts Center, 13719 Har...
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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
Oct 27, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Put on a happy face. "Joker" is No. 1 again. Todd Phillip's R-rated comic-book hit regained the top spot at the weekend box office in its fourth week of relea...
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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, ...