Movies
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Movie review: Ike Barinholtz's 'The Oath' may cut too close - even for liberalsOct 18, 2018 6:00 am - “The Oath” - ★ ★ ½ Now here's a great idea for a movie: What would happen if, in a test of patriotism, American citizens were asked to pledge allegiance to a despotic U....
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Movie review: Suspense-challenged 'Halloween' horror sequel no match for the originalOct 17, 2018 11:00 am - “Halloween” - ★ ★ Forty years after John Carpenter's seminal, low-budget 1978 horror tale “Halloween” assaulted moviegoers, I experienced a weird form of PTSD (Post Trau...
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College of DuPage to host free Sustainability Film Series this fallOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - Learn about a variety of issues related to contemporary energy use and sustainable practices during a series of free film screenings at College of DuPage. All screenings...
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College of DuPage symposium to focus on Native Americans Oct. 22-26Oct 14, 2018 11:00 pm - On Oct. 22-26, the College of DuPage's Native American Studies Committee will host "Native Voices," a symposium focusing on the communication of traditions, beauty and d...
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'First Man' blasts off behind 'Venom,' 'A Star Is Born'
Oct 14, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The Neil Armstrong film "First Man" settled for a third-place landing at the North American box office in its opening weekend in theaters. The Ryan Gosling...
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For the 'First Man' team, their mission was to get it rightOct 13, 2018 7:25 am - LOS ANGELES - Making a movie about Neil Armstrong may not necessarily be on par with, say, successfully landing on the moon, but the pressure involved isn't a giant leap...
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'The Hate U Give' star Amandla Stenberg wants to be your 'problematic fave'Oct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - On a recent visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, actress Amandla Stenberg made a beeline for “Watching Oprah,” an exhibit d...
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Movie review: 'The Hate U Give' offers powerful look at Black Lives Matter movementOct 11, 2018 6:00 am - “The Hate U Give” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Like hurricane winds, the vortex of psychological forces buffeting the calm-eyed 16-year-old at the center of “The Hate U Give,” played...
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Movie review: 'Bad Times at the El Royale' a slow-burn thriller with none of the payoffOct 11, 2018 6:00 am - “Bad Times at the El Royale” - ★ ★ Drew Goddard, the screenwriter-turned-director whose feature debut was the meta-horror film “A Cabin in the Woods,” has laid another ...
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After Hours Film Society hosts 'amim8' student film fest Oct. 15Oct 10, 2018 11:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society's 2018 anim8 Student Film Festival will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove. Admi...