Movies
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‘Sinners’ surges past ‘Minecraft’ to lead the box office
Apr 21, 2025 6:36 am - Brand names, not filmmakers or stars, are said to rule the box office these days. But Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” led by twin Michael B. Jordans, proved an exception to modern movie rules, launching with $45.6 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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What to Stream: ‘Andor,’ ‘Babygirl’ and new Wu Tang Clan and Willie Nelson music
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In ‘The Wedding Banquet,’ a queer landmark is reborn for today
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Ryan Gosling to star in new ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ film
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Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan on reteaming for ‘Sinners’
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Bowen Yang leads a heartfelt dramedy about found families in ‘The Wedding Banquet’
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‘Sinners’ a winner: Coogler’s stylistically audacious musical movie reinvents the horror genreApr 17, 2025 5:00 am - It takes a long time before the gross and gory stuff creeps into writer/director Ryan Coogler’s stylistically audacious and belligerently original musical horror tale “Sinners.” When it does, the film confirms that we’re witnessing a bold reinvention of the horror genre.
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‘Everybody’s excited’: Local businesses, extras featured in rom-com being filmed in downtown LibertyvilleApr 15, 2025 4:18 pm - The producers of familiar feel-good holiday movies shot in picturesque suburbs are incorporating Libertyville into their portfolio for the first time and the locals couldn't be happier.
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Panelists named for One Earth Film Festival April 25Apr 15, 2025 3:05 pm - On Friday, April 25, Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton will host the “One Earth Film Festival: Power in Unity.”
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Why a new documentary revisits Aaron Carter’s tragic undoing
Apr 15, 2025 12:45 pm - Actress-turned-filmmaker Soleil Moon Frye explores the troubling family dynamics of Aaron Carter and his family from his twin sister’s perspective in “The Carters: Hurts to Love You,” a two-part documentary streaming now on Paramount+.