Movies
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Quiet 'Lean on Pete' speaks volumesApr 12, 2018 6:00 am - “Lean on Pete” - ★ ★ ★ There is painfully little love, except for the warm and compassionate filmmaking itself, in Andrew Haigh's tender and heartbreaking coming-of-age...
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'Beirut' a smart, stylish thriller set in chaos of Lebanon civil warApr 12, 2018 6:00 am - “Beirut” - ★ ★ ★ “Beirut,” a tense, stylish political thriller set in 1982 amid the chaos of Lebanon's civil war, stars Jon Hamm as a former U.S. diplomat who is c...
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'Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero' revisits sweet tale of canine courageApr 12, 2018 6:00 am - “Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero” - ★ ★ ½ Dogs that have been rescued, more often than not, return the favor, offering their human companions unconditional loyalty. ...
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See fashion and flapper icon Louise Brooks at Arcada silent film seriesApr 11, 2018 11:00 pm - The Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St. in St. Charles, is continuing its "Silent Film Night" series with the 1929 German silent film classic "Pandora's Box," featuring flap...
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'Rampage' a lighthearted throwback to old-fashioned creature featuresApr 11, 2018 5:00 pm - “Rampage” - ★ ★ ★ If you thought Chicago took a beating in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” and in the “Divergent” trilogy, prepare to be tossed for a loop when “Rampag...
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'Truth or Dare' scares with tale of deadly curse and desperationApr 11, 2018 11:00 am - "Truth or Dare" - ★ ★ ½ The Bible preaches that the truth will set you free. The game-based horror tale "Blumhouse's Truth or Dare" shows us that the truth can keep you...
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Suburbs stand in for gangster Looney's turf in 'Road to Perdition'Apr 11, 2018 1:00 am - Gangster John Looney got a new name and a new look - the John Rooney character based on him was played by Paul Newman - in the 2002 movie "Road to Perdition," filmed par...
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Box office Top 20: 'A Quiet Place' makes noise with $50.2M
Apr 09, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place" blasted past expectations to notch the second-best debut of the year, opening with $50.2 million in ticket sales, accord...
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Phoenix, Ramsay improvise a blistering and brutal thrillerApr 09, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK - For a moment while sitting next to the Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, Joaquin Phoenix slips into a low, Liam Neeson register. He's describing how his tormen...
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Emily Blunt opens up about stuttering, which afflicted actors from Marilyn Monroe to Bruce WillisApr 09, 2018 6:00 am - Emily Blunt's new movie "The Quiet Place" is about a family who tries to live silently, lest terrible things befall them. She won't be speaking much - which is a tad unu...