Movies
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Box office Top 20: 'The Meg' reels in $45.4 million debut
Aug 13, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It took until mid-August, but an original movie is finally no. 1 at the box office. After several months of sequel and franchise reboots leading the week...
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5 Minutes With: Chloe Grace Moretz, who talks sex scenes, the 'female lens' and the 2020 electionAug 13, 2018 6:00 am - "This is the adult-ish Chloe," declares Chloe Grace Moretz, the former child star known for her role in the action-packed "Kick-Ass" and its sequel - but who is now a 21...
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'The Meg' chomps $44.5M, 'BlacKkKlansman' opens strong
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Widescreen: With more series choices than ever, why do I keep watching 'Seinfeld' reruns?Aug 10, 2018 6:00 am - This past weekend on NPR's “It's Been a Minute,” host Sam Sanders and his guest, comedian D.L. Hughley, gave voice to a creeping feeling I've had. Sanders asked Hughley,...
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Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' a politically prescient call to cultural armsAug 10, 2018 6:00 am - "BlacKkKlansman" - ★ ★ ★ ★ Wake up! That has been a recurring, resonate civil alert all through Spike Lee's movie career, never more so than in his polarizing, groundbr...
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With new category, Oscars are now a popularity contestAug 09, 2018 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Not since Faye Dunaway shouted "La La Land!" has an Oscar announcement caused quite as much chaos as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decision ...
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Rom-com 'Dog Days' is entertaining, but it has some fleasAug 09, 2018 6:00 am - “Dog Days” - ★ ★ ½ A galumphing comedy offered as a balm for the late-summer doldrums, “Dog Days” crossbreeds romantic cliches with cute canines and inspired bits ...
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Shark tale 'Meg' a formula but appealing creature featureAug 09, 2018 6:00 am - "The Meg" - ★ ★ ½ It takes nearly an hour before the titular, prehistoric giant shark comes into the sea-foam limelight. Then, "The Meg" makes up for lost time by ringi...
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Elgin Short Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary Sept. 22Aug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - The Elgin Short Film Festival is returning for its 10th year! This special anniversary event is taking place on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Sy...
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30 years ago, a Daily Herald sports writer vanished on a mountain. Last weekend, his son climbed it.Aug 07, 2018 5:00 am - Thirty years ago today, Daily Herald sports writer Keith Reinhard vanished without a trace. Reinhard told folks in the tiny Colorado town where he was taking a sabbatica...