Movies
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How 'Wonder Woman' slyly comments on the politics of HollywoodJun 05, 2017 6:00 am - For all the wide, high-octane spectacle in the new "Wonder Woman," perhaps the film's most special effect involves one central trick: turning the tables on viewer expect...
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'Wonder Woman' conquers milestone with $100.5 million debut
Jun 04, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - "Wonder Woman" conquered milestones and movie myths at North American theaters, where the Patty Jenkins-directed superhero film powered its way to a $100.5 mi...
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'Wonder Woman' lassos $11 million Thursday night
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Wonder Woman has been a warrior, a secretary and a sexpot. What version did the movie use?Jun 02, 2017 6:00 am - When Patty Jenkins signed on two years ago to direct "Wonder Woman," industry observers wondered what type of superhero the film would present, especially given the char...
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Can you guess a movie's 'mystery' villain? Here's howJun 01, 2017 6:00 am - Can you guess the 'secret' bad guy? Sure! We live in an entertainment age when cutting-edge television network series such as “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld” constantl...
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Demetri Martin's 'Dean' a sweet if slight comedic drama about griefJun 01, 2017 6:00 am - It's difficult to describe "Dean" with anything more than faint praise. Although its theme seems major - the loss of a parent, in a story written and directed by comedia...
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Overwrought 'Churchill' paints incongruous portrait of prime ministerJun 01, 2017 6:00 am - In terms of both narrative and nuance, "Churchill" has a limited scope. Director Jonathan Teplitzky and screenwriter Alex von Tunzelmann follow the English prime ministe...
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'Captain Underpants' movie flush with spirited bathroom humorJun 01, 2017 6:00 am - You all should be ashamed of yourselves. Honestly, it is just so immature to giggle at toilet humor. If you don't watch out, the evil Professor Poopypants may just zap t...
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See silent comedian Harold Lloyd at Arcada film seriesMay 31, 2017 11:00 pm - The Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St. in St. Charles, continues its "Silent Film Night" series with a screening of the 1922 film "Dr. Jack" starring silent film comedian H...
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Grand, ambitious 'Wonder Woman' gives DC Universe a much-needed joltMay 31, 2017 11:00 am - Patty Jenkins' “Wonder Woman” ranks as the most ambitious superhero movie in recent memory, a grand and splashy World War I epic unafraid to pose heady philosophical que...