Movies
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Second weekend for 'Black Panther' is one of the best ever
Feb 25, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK - "Black Panther" scored one of the best second weekends ever with an estimated $108 million in ticket sales, putting it on track to rank among the highest-gros...
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Superhero's bodyguard, zombie hunter, playwright: What can't Danai Gurira do?Feb 25, 2018 6:00 am - Danai Gurira, 40, stars in “The Walking Dead” and is a playwright best known for “Eclipsed,” which received six Tony nominations in 2016. Her new play, “Familiar,” runs ...
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The Flamin' Hot Cheetos movie: How a Frito-Lay janitor made it big
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'Black Panther' is king, but villain Killmonger just took over the bad-guy throneFeb 24, 2018 6:00 am - Erik Killmonger's reign on the Wakandan throne was short-lived, but he is now the undisputed king of MCU antagonists. There's Killmonger, and then there's everybody else...
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Widescreen: When you can watch the Oscar-nominated films at homeFeb 23, 2018 5:00 am - Oscar voters will crown 2017's best picture on Sunday, March 4, from a field of nine nominees. Here's how (and when) you can watch them at home: “Call Me By Your Nam...
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Will 'Stand Up for Something' finally earn songwriter Diane Warren an Oscar?Feb 23, 2018 5:00 am - Songwriter Diane Warren is overdue for an Oscar, and she has no reservations about admitting it. "I am not going to say, 'I don't need to win. I don't care,'" Warren sai...
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Wauconda or Wakanda? Village has fun with Black Panther calls it's been gettingFeb 23, 2018 12:00 am - Wauconda Chamber of Commerce officials are having a little fun with the surprise attention the village has gotten in the week since "Black Panther" shredded box office r...
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'The Party' invites wickedly funny drama between dysfunctional guestsFeb 22, 2018 5:00 am - “The Party” - ★ ★ ★ Sally Potter's new film “The Party” is 71 minutes long. That fact alone shouldn't necessarily be a selling point - stories need as long as they need...
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Moving 'Nostalgia' and its first-rate cast capture power of memoriesFeb 22, 2018 5:00 am - “Nostalgia” - ★ ★ ★ One of the first images in the film “Nostalgia” is of an heirloom necklace on the neck of a waitress. One of the last images is of a puffy cloud, sh...
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'Annihilation' conjures potent mix of sci-fi dread and wonderFeb 22, 2018 5:00 am - “Annihilation” — ★ ★ ★ “The Shimmer” is the name given to the mysterious phenomenon that, after a meteor strike, settles along a swampy Florida coastline in Alex G...