Movies
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Eastwood's '15:17 to Paris' a sluggish re-creation of foiled attackFeb 08, 2018 10:00 am - “The 15:17 to Paris” - ★ ★ In his latest film, “The 15:17 to Paris,” Clint Eastwood has taken his famously no-frills filmmaking further than ever before. Having al...
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A 'Star Wars' guide to planned movies, TV showsFeb 08, 2018 5:00 am - Every dozen parsecs or so, the "Star Wars" universe seems to expand. Just one day after the world glimpsed "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke in the first full trailer...
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'Fantastic Woman' a reminder we're all human despite our differencesFeb 08, 2018 5:00 am - “A Fantastic Woman” - ★ ★ ★ The lead character of Sebastian Lelio's film “A Fantastic Woman” is named Marina. She is a nightclub singer and a waitress. She has a b...
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Tickets remain for of 'Oscar Shorts' film fest in BarringtonFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Tickets remain for an "Oscar Shorts" film festival on March 3 and 4 in Barrington, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Barrington Cultural Commission. Now in i...
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'Peter Rabbit' takes on new nemesis in sassy, silly comic updateFeb 07, 2018 10:00 am - “Peter Rabbit” - ★ ★ ★ Not as charming or sincere as “Paddington,” but a superior variation of “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” the CGI/live-action hybrid comedy “Peter Rabbit...
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'Jumanji' reboot reigns again at the box office
Feb 05, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On a typically sluggish Super Bowl weekend, Sony Pictures' "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" topped the North American box office for the fourth time in s...
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Oscar-nominated 'The Insult' reopens old wounds, but to heal themFeb 05, 2018 5:00 am - Ziad Doueiri knows how to get a rise out of people. Case in point: According to the Lebanese-born, Paris-based filmmaker, his new film, "The Insult" - a politically char...
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Diane Kruger hopes you don't forget her name when the awards buzz fadesFeb 05, 2018 5:00 am - Has Diane Kruger finally arrived? And what took her so long? The 41-year-old won a best actress prize at last year's Cannes Film Festival for her role in “In the Fade,” ...
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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' trailer shows the movie might not be the disaster some feared
Feb 05, 2018 12:00 am - Concerns began to spin like a maneuvering Millennium Falcon last summer when the directors of the Han Solo spinoff film ("Lego Movie" masterminds Phil Lord and Chris Mil...
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Widescreen: Discovering 'Cloverfield Paradox' was exciting - but then you watch itFeb 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Everything about the surprise release of "The Cloverfield Paradox" was thrilling. A Netflix commercial that aired during Sunday's Super Bowl announced the latest install...