Movies
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A scary box office weekend for everyone but Tyler Perry
Oct 22, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - It was a spooky weekend at the box office for nearly everyone but Tyler Perry. Perry's comedy sequel "Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" scared up a healthy $21.7 m...
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Widescreen: Weak shows may be the death of the fall TV seasonOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - Is the fall TV season dead? I'm far from the first person to ask this question, but this year's crop of shows has me leaning toward "yes." I have sampled only three new ...
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Frosty 'The Snowman' a no go, manOct 19, 2017 11:00 am - "The Snowman" - ★ ½ Frosty, this "Snowman." And dull, inane, humorless, suspenseless, confusing and contrived. About 52 minutes pass before anything truly exciting occur...
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J.K. Simmons on acting, Oscar, life and working with Ryan GoslingOct 19, 2017 6:00 am - It's a J.K. Simmons weekend! The popular movie and TV actor can be seen in two new films: as a grieving father in the domestic drama “The Bachelors” (at the South Barrin...
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Andrew Garfield shines as disability-rights champion in biopic 'Breathe'Oct 19, 2017 6:00 am - "Breathe" - ★ ★ "Breathe" is meant, no doubt, as a sincere homage to the late disability advocate Robin Cavendish, who died in 1994, after living with polio for 36 year...
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'Take Every Wave' looks at life of surfing star Laird HamiltonOct 19, 2017 6:00 am - "Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton" - ★ ★ It takes a lot of work to be a surf bum. "Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton," the latest documentary from ...
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'Goodbye Christopher Robin' reveals bleak back story of Winnie-the-PoohOct 19, 2017 6:00 am - "Goodbye Christopher Robin" - ★ ★ ½ Dark revelations about the origins of pop culture icons must be hot this month. Last week, "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women" ...
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'Only the Brave' makes firefighters real stars of fact-based dramaOct 18, 2017 11:00 am - “Only the Brave” - ★ ★ ★ Miles Teller, star of last year's “War Dogs” and “Bleed for This,” has already drawn comparisons to the late Hollywood icon Robert Mitchum. Now,...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Happy Death Day' parties at No. 1
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Hawthorn Woods 'Movies in the Barn' returns Oct. 27Oct 16, 2017 1:00 am - The 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter series will be celebrated Friday, Oct. 27, with a with a showing of J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them" in...