Movies
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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
Feb 11, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Newcomers like "Fifty Shades Freed," ''Peter Rabbit" and "The 15:17 to Paris" breathed some fresh life into a marketplace that has for weeks been dominated...
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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...
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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