Movies
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Dark comedy 'Villains' isn't much of a gasSep 19, 2019 6:00 am - “Villains” — ★ ★ “Villains” opens with a robbery at a gas station convenience store, quickly followed by a scene in which the perpetrators — wait for it — run out o...
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'Downton Abbey' visually ratchets up the drama in winning, uplifting filmSep 19, 2019 6:00 am - “Downton Abbey” - ★ ★ ★ ½ If Jane Austen had written this movie, she would have titled it “Pride and Purpose.” The last thing you might expect this big-screen version of...
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'Get Out' composer will lead a musical 'high-wire act' at Chicago's Auditorium TheatreSep 18, 2019 9:00 am - Even the biggest fans of writer-director Jordan Peele's horror sensation “Get Out” haven't seen it as many times as film composer Michael Abels. “You have no idea how ma...
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Engines rev in Rosemont entertainment districtSep 17, 2019 11:00 pm - The growing Rosemont entertainment district continues to rev its engines, figuratively and literally. The formal grand opening of a two-story, 20,000-square-foot Harley-...
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ECC discussion series on racism aims to move beyond awarenessSep 15, 2019 11:00 pm - What can you do now that you understand the issues surrounding social justice in America? This is the question at the center of the discussion series "Beyond Awareness,"...
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'It' is tops again, but 'Hustlers' is full of flash at the box office
Sep 15, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - It wasn't quite enough to take down Pennywise the clown, but Jennifer Lopez and the scheming strippers of "Hustlers" topped even the high expectations they...
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Linda Ronstadt is given her due in this affectionate documentary portraitSep 13, 2019 6:00 am - “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” - ★ ★ ★ With the recent announcement that Linda Ronstadt would be a 2019 Kennedy Center honoree, the affectionate documenta...
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In 'Hustlers,' Jennifer Lopez steals money, and the showSep 13, 2019 6:00 am - TORONTO - "Hustlers" is, in itself, a hustle. It looks like a flashy, glamorous movie about strippers - all sparkle and skin and high-heels. And it is that. But the fles...
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'It: Chapter 2' mounts a defense of the social media mobSep 13, 2019 6:00 am - Note: Spoiler alert. • • • Of all the complaints that could be leveled against "It: Chapter 2," the most curious is that its opening moments - featuring the murder ...
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Film crew goes on location in Buffalo GroveSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove will never pass for Hollywood East, but the village had its sliver of cinematic glory this week when a film crew landed within its boundaries. Police confi...