Movies
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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ misses projections as superhero films’ grip on theaters loosens
Oct 28, 2024 7:20 am - “Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, significantly down from the alien symbiote franchise’s previous entries.
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What to stream: ‘Martha,’ Olivia Rodrigo concert film, Tyler, the Creator and ‘The Diplomat’
Oct 28, 2024 5:30 am - The Martha Stewart film “Marta” on Netflix and an album by Tyler, the Creator are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock’ is devious genius
Oct 25, 2024 10:22 am - In the 44 years since his death in 1980, Alfred Hitchcock has become a cinematic cottage industry. “My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock” is a two-hour essay in movie form that has been written and narrated by the late Sir Alfred himself.
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Consider these 10 iconic horror films for a Halloween movie marathon
Oct 24, 2024 3:57 pm - Sometimes, you just have to return to the classics. That’s especially true as Halloween approaches. While you queue up your spooky movie marathon, here are 10 iconic horror movies from the past 70 years for inspiration.
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‘Terrifier 3’ is a surprise horror hit. Yes, there are three!
Oct 24, 2024 2:48 pm - Among the many things horror movies have going for them, one is the shock value they can bring to the box office: When things go right, a cheaply made slasher can become a big hit. The latest example is “Terrifier 3,” which has made over $40 million on a $2 million budget since opening in theaters on Oct. 11.
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Tom Hardy’s double act can’t save ‘Venom: The Last Dance’
Oct 23, 2024 4:41 pm - For three films now, Tom Hardy has smushed Jekyll and Hyde into one strange and slimy double act. If “The Last Dance” is the swan song for this spun-off, half-formed franchise, it confirms that the “Venom” films never quite figured themselves out.
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Highbrow drama: Smart, savvy Vatican thriller presciently parallels U.S. politics in ‘Conclave’Oct 23, 2024 2:52 pm - If the Academy Awards ever created a special Oscar for “Best Performance by a Furrowed Brow,” Ralph Fiennes would handily win for his lively and versatile forehead wrinkles in Edward Berger’s elegantly staged, unpredictable and extremely timely drama “Conclave.”
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A fairy tale gone sideways, ‘Anora’ is a wild ride
Oct 23, 2024 2:52 pm - Things are going a little too well in “Anora” until a call from Russia and a knock at the door changes the trajectory of the movie. This sequence, deeply stressful and riotously funny at the same time, is reason enough to see Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner.
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Downers Grove church to show ‘The Philadelphia Eleven’ about the first 11 women priestsOct 22, 2024 8:08 pm - Women in many parts of the Christian church continue a struggle for full inclusion in the sacraments and leadership of the church, a struggle that some women started 50 years ago.
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Tears for Fears returns with a concert film in suburban theaters Thursday
Oct 22, 2024 1:09 pm - When Tears for Fears hit the stage in Franklin, Tennessee, in July 2023, there were no tears but some fears. For the first time, a Tears for Fears concert was destined for the big screen. “Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film)” premieres in suburban theaters Thursday, Oct. 24, and Saturday, Oct. 26.