Movies
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Glenn Close gives Oscar-worthy performance in well-wrought 'The Wife'Aug 24, 2018 6:00 am - “The Wife” - ★ ★ ★ ½ I am grateful to have seen Bjorn Runge's “The Wife” through the eyes of a longtime marriage veteran (43 years) rather than through those of a curio...
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Love triangle comes down to rom-com connections in 'Juliet'Aug 23, 2018 6:00 am - “Juliet, Naked” - ★ ★ ★ At a time when every other movie, even the rom-coms, seems to contain political subtext — or, as in the case of “BlacKkKlansman,” overtly p...
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Puppets run amok in Brian Henson's sleazy, sloppy 'Happytime Murders'Aug 23, 2018 6:00 am - “The Happytime Murders” - ★ It's almost reassuring that in today's often sanitized, assembly-line mainstream moviemaking that a film can be as crude, as off-brand ...
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'Arizona' finds itself in a state of squandered comic horrorAug 23, 2018 6:00 am - "Arizona" - ★ ★ When it comes to something worthwhile to say, the bleakly black and blood-red comedy "Arizona" turns out to be as barren and deserted as its desolate s...
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Film society to show 'Hitler's Hollywood' documentary Aug. 27 at the TivoliAug 22, 2018 11:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society presents the documentary "Hitler's Hollywood: German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda: 1933-45" at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at Classic Cinemas...
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Fact-based 'Papillon' loaded with violence, short on emotional resonanceAug 22, 2018 11:00 am - “Papillon” - ★ ★ ½ “Papillon” packs all the basic elements you'd expect to find in a harsh foreign prison drama: a strong and resourceful hero, a sympathetic sidekick, b...
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Box office Top 20: 'Crazy Rich Asians' gets even richer
Aug 20, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Propelled by an extra strong Sunday, the opening weekend grosses for "Crazy Rich Asians" were even higher than expected. The Warner Bros. romantic com...
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Dick Van Dyke, Bill Murray top list of Illinois actors in state pollAug 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Dick Van Dyke - the man who created beloved TV character Rob Petrie - bested big-name former suburbanites Bill Murray, Harrison Ford and Melissa McCarthy to claim the No...
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Seven movies all parents should watch with their teensAug 19, 2018 7:23 am - My wife went on a four-day out-of-state retreat recently, leaving me at home with our 15-year-old son. We had lots of free time, because it was summer break, so I decide...
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'Crazy Rich Asians' shines bright at the box office