Movies
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What are you laughing at? 'Late Night' leads a new crop of comedies trying to make jokes more wokeJun 24, 2019 6:00 am - In "Late Night," a new comedy written by Mindy Kaling, a senior TV staff writer played by Reid Scott reacts to a recent hire - played by Kaling - with a combination of d...
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'Toy Story 4' opens big but below expectations with $118M
Jun 23, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK - "Toy Story 4" brought the box office to life with a $118 million opening weekend after a three-week slump of underperforming sequels, but the Pixar film's bel...
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Widescreen: Lo-fi sci-fi superhero yarn 'Fast Color' comes homeJun 21, 2019 6:00 am - Given the tiniest of theatrical releases just one week before "Avengers: Endgame" snapped up every auditorium in the multiverse, the toast of the 2018 South By Southwest...
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Why make 'Toy Story 4' after a satisfying trilogy? Here's how the director found his inspiring answerJun 21, 2019 6:00 am - Pixar director Josh Cooley knew fans would ask the question. He had asked it of himself. The matter wasn't whether Pixar should make a sequel - seven of its 11 most rece...
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Self-aware 'Child's Play' reboot toys with killer doll genreJun 20, 2019 2:45 pm - “Child's Play” - ★ ★ ★ There are two movies opening this weekend that feature iconic anthropomorphic dolls. Be very careful which one you choose. “Toy Story 4” has the u...
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'Being Frank' mines cheap laughs from serious family issuesJun 20, 2019 6:00 am - “Being Frank” - ★ ★ You can't choose your family. Or can you? That's the question raised by “Being Frank,” a domestic comedy by Miranda Bailey, whose directing cre...
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Moe Berg documentary tackles mysteries of baseball catcher turned spyJun 20, 2019 6:00 am - Out on the diamond of green, especially in that excruciating moment of stillness and anticipation before the ball shoots from the pitcher's hand, the man behind the plat...
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Festivals June 21-27: Strawberry Fest, Swedish Days, concerts, cruise nights & moreJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - This weekend Windy City Warbirds & Classics radio-controlled model air show: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 21, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Fox Valley Aero...
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'Toy Story 4' a charmingly spectacular animated sequel about second chancesJun 18, 2019 12:08 pm - "Toy Story 4" - I don't know what the Pixar filmmakers said when they met for their first brainstorming session to create the fourth "Toy Story" animated comedy....
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Jenni Rivera biopic in the works with her family's support