Movies
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Box Office Top 20: 'Thor: Ragnarok' commands $122.7 million
Nov 06, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The God of Thunder had an even mightier opening weekend than expected. "Thor: Ragnarok," the third film in the series, scored a franchise best with a ...
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Simple drawing of a mouse launched business empireNov 05, 2017 10:00 pm - “How did Walt Disney come up with Mickey Mouse?” asked a young patron from the Wauconda Area Library. Almost 90 years ago, a very simple design — three circles represent...
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World War II documentary 'Heroes on Deck' to be shown Nov. 20Nov 05, 2017 10:00 pm - Learn about the bold and innovative response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the brave pilots who survived this ingenious training operation at a film screeni...
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'Thor: Ragnarok' takes what we like about Chris Hemsworth's hero and kicks it up a notch
Nov 05, 2017 7:22 am - What's a Ragnarok, you ask? The direct translation might be "Marvel Studios can pretty much do anything they want at this point." "Thor: Ragnarok," the third installment...
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Q&A: Woody Harrelson is ready to tap the brakesNov 05, 2017 7:17 am - LOS ANGELES - There are some years when prolific doesn't begin to describe Woody Harrelson's output. In the past 12 months, Harrelson has appeared on screen as acerbic h...
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In $121M debut, 'Thor: Ragnarok' and Disney flex their might
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Constable: Film shows how Chicago, suburbs key to winning World War IINov 04, 2017 1:00 am - Filmmaker John Davies' first brush with World War II came as a boy growing up in Wheaton. “We'd go out and play on the tanks,” remembers Davies, 64, recalling visits to ...
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Which Chris is the best superhero? A definitive ranking, from Pratt to HemsworthNov 03, 2017 6:00 am - "Thor: Ragnarok," Marvel's most well-reviewed film ever, hits theaters Friday, and its star, Chris Hemsworth, is fantastic as the main character. But that got us thinkin...
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Woody Harrelson leads fine cast in Rob Reiner's stunted 'LBJ'Nov 02, 2017 6:00 am - “LBJ” — ★ ★ ½ Lyndon Baines Johnson has been a hot commodity of late, at least in the entertainment world. Liev Schreiber took at stab at portraying the 36th presid...
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Film bites: Coen brothers get Danned & RaymondedNov 02, 2017 6:00 am - Coen brothers get Danned & Raymonded Join me and novelist/film historian Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club examines the phenomenal Coen brothers and the...