Movies
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Why 'Fifty Shades Freed' is basically an episode of 'House Hunters'Feb 13, 2018 5:00 am - Anastasia and husband Christian are newlyweds in rainy Seattle. She likes hanging out with friends near their condo in the city. He prefers hiding away in a mansion in t...
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Songs of heartbreak lead to movie for Arlington Heights womanFeb 13, 2018 4:00 am - Like many happy Valentine's Day tales of love, this one starts with a soul-crushing heartbreak. "It was a very difficult time," remembers Arlington Heights native Alyssa...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Fifty Shades,' 'Peter Rabbit' top charts
Feb 12, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The final installment in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy, "Fifty Shades Freed," topped the North American box office this weekend with $38.6 millio...
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'Black Panther' reviews say it's a 'landmark,' 'classic' and basically every other superlativeFeb 12, 2018 5:00 am - "A landmark adventure." "A new film classic." "An answered prayer." And those hosannas are just from Rolling Stone's four-star review alone. As the embargo lifted at noo...
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Kenyan short film nominated for Oscar tells tale of survivalFeb 12, 2018 5:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya - An extremist attack in Kenya inspired a short film that is in the running for an Academy Award. "Watu Wote" means "All of Us" in Swahili. The film depic...
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Experts to discuss 13th Amendment, America's prison system during ECC event Feb. 13Feb 11, 2018 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, Feb. 13, Elgin Community College will host part three of its "Targets of Hate" series: "The 13th Amendment & the School to Prison Pipeline," a conversation a...
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'Peter Rabbit' team apologizes for making light of allergiesFeb 11, 2018 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - "Peter Rabbit" filmmakers and the studio behind it are apologizing for insensitively depicting a character's allergy in the film that has prompted backlash...
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Daniela Vega, star of 'A Fantastic Woman,' says it's all about loveFeb 11, 2018 10:00 pm - Chilean actress and singer Daniela Vega would have handled things differently than Marina, the character she plays in “A Fantastic Woman.” “Marina is very elegant,” Vega...
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'Fifty Shades Freed' commands $38.8 million to top charts
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Netflix sells the sizzle of its bland 'Cloverfield'Feb 10, 2018 6:24 am - Welcome to the Nothingburger Binge of 2018. In the past week alone, we've been treated to a veritable smorgasbord of overhyped nonevents. The Nunes memo was a dud: The f...