Movies
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'Jurassic World Live Tour' coming to Allstate Arena in NovemberApr 02, 2019 1:00 am - The massive dinosaurs of "Jurassic World" will descend on Rosemont's Allstate Arena in November in the world premiere of a live show that mixes animatronics, performers ...
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Elgin Latino film fest spotlights autism awarenessApr 01, 2019 1:00 am - This year's Latino Film Festival Elgin will promote autism awareness and got endorsements from Hollywood actress Mindy Sterling and Chicago Sun-Times film critic Richard...
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Live-action 'Dumbo' struggles to soar at box office
Mar 31, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Disney's "Dumbo" isn't exactly taking flight at the North American box office the way its other live-action remakes of animated classics have. The Walt Dis...
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A new 'Dumbo,' but creator says themes of the classic remainMar 29, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Tim Burton gave his live-action remake of "Dumbo" a more contemporary feel, but the film's stars say the director kept the simple essence and elegance of t...
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'Hotel Mumbai' a flawed but visceral account of mass killings in IndiaMar 28, 2019 6:00 am - “Hotel Mumbai” - ★ ★ ★ Seriously? Bleeker Street distributes its graphically violent terrorist attack thriller “Hotel Mumbai” less than two weeks after the deadly anti-...
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Peele bests 'sophomore pressures' holding a mirror up to 'Us'Mar 28, 2019 6:00 am - Jordan Peele's sweet spots as a filmmaker are the "pit in your stomach" moments. That thing that happens when you realize the woman stirring the tea isn't just there for...
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Movie review: 'The Beach Bum,' Matthew McConaughey dive into South Florida depravityMar 28, 2019 6:00 am - “The Beach Bum” - ★ ★ ½ Matthew McConaughey is at his dirt bag finest as a good-time Charlie stoner-poet named Moondog in Harmony Korine's “The Beach Bum,” a bizarr...
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Tim Burton's 'Dumbo' soars visually, but never takes off as an emotional journeyMar 27, 2019 12:00 pm - "Dumbo" - ★ ★ ½ If Tim Burton's visually spellbinding "re-imagining" of Walt Disney's 1941 hand-drawn animation classic "Dumbo" possesses magic, it must be in its abili...
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AfterImage Film Festival brings CatVideoFest 2019 to St. CharlesMar 26, 2019 11:00 pm - The AfterImage Film Festival is partnering with Anderson Animal Shelter to bring CatVideoFest 2019 to the Charlestowne 18 Cinema on Sunday, March 31. It is a compilatio...
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With horror a must-see genre again, what's a scaredy-cat to do?Mar 24, 2019 7:00 am - My anxiety began eight days before the advanced screening of “Us,” Jordan Peele's latest horror movie. Willingly sitting in a dark movie theater so that horrifying surpr...