Movies
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Best bets: 'Bathtubs Over Broadway' in Downers Grove, Burton Cummings & Band play GeneseeMay 12, 2019 7:29 am - Little trees Marvel at the Japanese tradition of growing and manicuring little trees at the Midwest Bonsai Society Spring Show & Sale at the Chicago Botanic Garden,...
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In a summer of remakes, will 'The Lion King' reign supreme?May 12, 2019 7:00 am - The only thing new about 2019's summer movies might well be Captain Marvel's restyled coif. A depressing thought, perhaps, but only if you're looking for something edgy,...
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'Pikachu' tries to dethrone the 'Avengers,' but just misses
May 12, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - "Pokemon Detective Pikachu" gave "Avengers: Endgame" a run for its money this weekend at the box office, but the superheroes managed to hold onto the thron...
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For 'Breakthrough' star, a chance to keep heritage on-screenMay 11, 2019 7:27 am - NEW YORK - As a young actor in Hollywood Marcel Ruiz has something clear: He wants to keep representing Puerto Ricans and Latinos like himself on screen. "With any oppor...
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What 'Game of Thrones' has in common with the final season of 'Lost'May 10, 2019 6:00 am - George R.R. Martin, the author whose “A Song of Ice and Fire” novels inspired HBO's “Game of Thrones” phenomenon, doesn't want his TV show to disappoint viewers the way ...
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Movie review: 'Poms' proves more embarrassing than empowering despite castMay 09, 2019 1:00 pm - “Poms” - ★ ★ There's something irreconcilable about “Poms,” a movie about women in a retirement community who start a cheerleading club. The film wants us to laugh at th...
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Movie review: 'Pokemon Detective Pikachu' mangles muddled mix of cute and causticMay 09, 2019 6:00 am - “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” - ★ ½ It's got an adorable hero from an iconic media brand who is voiced by a proven box office master at snark. But, somehow, “Pokemon Dete...
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Ryan Reynolds calls 'Pikachu' voice role a 'match made in heaven'May 09, 2019 6:00 am - Ryan Reynolds once envisioned himself, best-case scenario, as Wilson on "Home Improvement" or Mr. Furley on "Three's Company." "When I started in this business, my highe...
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Movie review: 'Tolkien' biopic emphasizes fellowship and imagination over adventureMay 09, 2019 6:00 am - “Tolkien” — ★ ★ By virtue of its marketing campaign (and, um, its name), the film “Tolkien” suggests that it is a portrait of the formative years of J.R.R. Tolkien,...
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Widescreen: New version of 'Apocalypse Now' is both shorter and longerMay 08, 2019 11:00 pm - “My film is not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.” Director Francis Ford Coppola infamously said that in 1979 about “Apocalypse Now,” the nightmarish, psychedelic riff on Jo...