Movies
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Christopher Reeve doc ‘Super/Man’ brings on the waterworks
Oct 10, 2024 3:40 pm - The documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” is an almost guaranteed tear-jerker, but not necessarily for the reason you might think.
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‘Piece by Piece,’ a very odd Lego doc about Pharrell Williams, snaps together somehow
Oct 09, 2024 12:01 pm - A movie documentary that uses only Lego pieces might seem an unconventional choice. When that documentary is about renowned musician-producer Pharrell Williams, it's actually sort of on-brand.
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How did Trump become Trump? ‘The Apprentice’ has a theory
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‘Still Working 9 to 5’ documentary to be shown at College of DuPageOct 08, 2024 10:00 pm - The documentary film “Still Working 9 to 5” will be screened at the College of DuPage on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
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Best Bets: Pumpkins galore at Chicago Botanic’s Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-LanternsOct 08, 2024 1:00 pm - The Chicago Botanic Garden hosts its annual Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes headline Chronic Con in Rosemont and the 60th Chicago International Film Festival will screen more than 120 features and 70 shorts.
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What to stream: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ ‘Outer Banks’ and Charli XCX remixes
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‘Joker 2’ stumbles at box office amid poor reviews from audiences and criticsOct 06, 2024 1:24 pm - “Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending.
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Suburban scares: Round Lake Beach haunted house, Gurnee director team for ‘Haunt Season’Oct 04, 2024 2:59 pm - Gurnee filmmaker Jake Jarvi says fainthearted horror film fans only have to close their eyes once or twice during “Haunt Season” his new movie filmed at Realm of Terror, a longtime haunted house in Round Lake Beach.
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‘Saturday Night’ is thinly sketched but satisfying
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Helen Mirren tells a story of evil and hope during WWII in ‘White Bird’