Movies
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'The power of true stories': Documentary filmmaker teaches teens at Arlington Heights libraryApr 09, 2019 6:00 am - Cesar Toscano, 17, of Mount Prospect loves science fiction and action movies - think "Aliens" and "Godzilla" - and he would love to one day be involved in the industry, ...
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Cersei Lannister vs. Jon Snow: Who will win the 'Game of Thrones'?Apr 09, 2019 6:00 am - At last. The final six episodes of “Game of Thrones” begin at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, on HBO, and this rabid fan sees two main candidates to be atop the titular seat wh...
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'Shazam!' debuts with $53.5M, handing DC Comics another win
Apr 07, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Seven films in, the DC Extended Universe is finally flying with some wind behind its back. The well-reviewed, relatively modestly budgeted "Shazam!" debuted w...
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Nodding to 'Big,' 'Shazam!' brings the superhero down a sizeApr 06, 2019 7:27 am - NEW YORK - "Shazam!" is one of those movies with a perfect elevator pitch. Everywhere along its path to production, the same phrase guided its makers: "'Big' meets 'Supe...
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Movie review: Wronged lover chooses self-sacrifice over revenge in 'Ash Is Purest White'Apr 05, 2019 6:00 am - “Ash Is Purest White” - ★ ★ ★ In “Ash Is Purest White,” Chinese writer-director Jia Zhangke tells a gangster story that seems, at first, to hold out the promise of ...
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Expect big 'Star Wars' news this weekend when Chicago hosts official conventionApr 05, 2019 6:00 am - McCormick Place will look more like Coruscant this weekend when Star Wars Celebration, the official “Star Wars” convention featuring many of the franchise's creators and...
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Movie review: 'Pet Sematary' remake resurrects Stephen King horror taleApr 04, 2019 3:00 pm - “Pet Sematary” - ★ ★ Hollywood, in its infinite irony, has resurrected a tale about the unholy perils of resurrection. The mean roads and mangy cats of Stephen King's “P...
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Movie review: 'The Best of Enemies' offers all-too-familiar take on the civil rights dramaApr 04, 2019 12:00 pm - “The Best of Enemies” - ★ ★ ½ In a time and place where blacks and whites rarely cooperate, a Ku Klux Klan leader agrees to help lead public meetings on the subjec...
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Movie review: Overstuffed 'The Public' takes heavy hand with moralistic messageApr 04, 2019 6:00 am - “The Public” - ★ ½ In “The Public,” a moralistic new melodrama that pits a group of cuddly homeless men against a soulless, uncaring bureaucracy, a character remarks on...
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Movie review: Australian family film 'Storm Boy' a stirring tale of love and lossApr 04, 2019 6:00 am - "Storm Boy" - ★ ★ ★ We learn early on in "Storm Boy" that whenever someone kills a pelican, a storm follows. A lot of storms happen in this movie. "Storm Boy" hits us h...