Movies
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DuVernay scores another milestone for black female directors
Jun 22, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has checked off another milestone for black female directors. This week her film "A Wrinkle in Time" crossed the $100 million m...
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How 'Incredibles 2' baby Jack-Jack has become summer's breakout starJun 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The breakout star of the summer moviegoing season isn't a dinosaur, an Avenger or anyone aboard the Millennium Falcon. It's a giggling pipsqueak in diapers. "Incredibles...
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'Jurassic World' sequel stomps through contrived - but thrilling - taleJun 20, 2018 11:00 am - “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” - ★ ★ ½ Here's the good news: “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” is more fun than “Jurassic World.” It's not exactly a high bar, but stil...
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25 years later, the first digital dino from 'Jurassic Park' still awes and inspiresJun 20, 2018 6:00 am - In the 25 years since "Jurassic Park" hit theaters on June 11, 1993, and wowed audiences with its digitally created dinosaurs, CGI effects have been the new hotness, the...
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Modern milking: How a Campton Hills dairy farm went high-techJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Except for watchmaking, raising cows and bottling their milk used to be the biggest of all industries in the Elgin area. But the census numbers make the disappearance o...
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Documentary, exhibit about Elgin area's milk-making past, prairie-restoring future to debut June 24Jun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - After two years in the making, the Elgin History Museum documentary and traveling exhibit “Dairies to Prairies” will have its grand premiere at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, a...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJun 19, 2018 6:00 am - Berry bash Long Grove's Strawberry Festival returns with loads of sweet treats, music, rides, activities for children and more. Bring your sweet tooth this weekend to 3...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Incredibes 2' record inches higher
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'Incredibles 2' crushes animation record with $180 million
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Alex Morgan gives acting a go, readies for qualifyingJun 18, 2018 6:00 am - She's already an internationally recognized soccer player with a World Cup title and an Olympic gold medal. She's also the author of a series of kids' books. Now you can...