Movies
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Tom Holland's energized superhero whisks 'Spider-Man' to epic heightsJul 05, 2017 11:00 am - It doesn't seem right for Michael Keaton to pop up in a Marvel movie. After all, he's the actor who recreated the quirky, darker Batman for the post-Adam West generatio...
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Box Office Top 20: Fireworks for 'Baby Driver,' 'Big Sick'
Jul 05, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Despicable Me 3" topped the box office over the pre-Fourth of July holiday weekend with $72.4 million in grosses, but there were more fireworks lower...
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"Trolls" in Mundelein's Community ParkJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - The computer animated movie "Trolls" will be shown Thursday, July 20, at dark at Community Park, 1401 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelein. The family-friendly feature is a mus...
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How 'Bellbottoms' led to 'Baby Driver,' a quasi-musical on wheelsJul 02, 2017 7:21 am - NEW YORK - In the jagged grooves and quivering violins of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion song "Bellbottoms," a young Edgar Wright heard a movie. When Wright first start...
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'Despicable Me 3' and 'Baby Driver' win, 'The House' doesn't
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'The House' loses laughs to bloody mayhem, lewd gagsJun 30, 2017 4:00 pm - “The House” is astonishingly, mystifyingly unamusing. With Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler in lead roles, the comedy could have been solid counterprogramming to summer fran...
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Don't be 'Beguiled' by trailers; film's not ShyamalanJun 29, 2017 6:00 am - Let's start with those theatrical trailers that reveal every narrative complication and surprise in Sofia Coppola's moody remake of “The Beguiled.” Shuffling the chronol...
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Hollywood has a red state/blue state of mind about political moviesJun 29, 2017 6:00 am - YouTube With the Fourth of July on the way, it's a yankee-doodle-dandy-good time to reflect on red, white and blue movies. Not so much white ones. Mostly Red State ones ...
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Gru's twin doubles the trouble in overstuffed 'Despicable Me 3'Jun 29, 2017 6:00 am - Gru reunites with an identical twin brother he never knew about. Lucy worries about being a good mom. Twelve-year-old Margo accidentally gets engaged to a little boy. Li...
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'Big Sick' a Chicago-set love story of humor, stinging truth and romanceJun 28, 2017 10:00 am - Despite its pandemic-sounding title, “The Big Sick” delivers a fresh, funny, endearing and surprisingly emotional story of romance and survival, not necessarily in that ...