Movies
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'Beauty and the Beast' roars with monstrous $170M debut
Mar 19, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK - Disney's live-action "Beauty" was a beast at the box office, opening with an estimated $170 million in North American ticket sales and setting a new high mark...
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Actors first, singers second: The best examples before 'Beauty and the Beast'Mar 18, 2017 7:15 am - “Harry Potter” co-star Emma Watson is known for incanting spells, not intoning songs, but she's tackling the lead role of Belle in this weekend's remake of Disney's “Bea...
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Kristen Stewart beguiles in bizarre 'Personal Shopper'Mar 16, 2017 6:00 am - Director Olivier Assayas' bizarre but transfixing “Personal Shopper” is not something that lends itself to a simple description. Loosely, it's about a young artist, Maur...
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Facets Kids Film Camp finally invades suburbs!Mar 16, 2017 6:00 am - For more than 20 years, Chicago's not-for-profit arts organization Facets Multimedia has presented its Kids Summer Film Camp so that students ages 7 to 14 can learn all ...
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Strange inheritance awakens past in 'Sense of an Ending'Mar 16, 2017 6:00 am - A film that explores the latent longings and regrets of a cranky, self-absorbed septuagenarian might sound like a tough sell. But when we're dealing with a performance a...
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'Beauty and the Beast' a faithful but less magical remake of Disney classicMar 15, 2017 10:00 am - In Bill Condon's good, but not great, live-action remake of Walt Disney's animated musical fantasy "Beauty and the Beast," Emma Watson constantly smiles as dancing dishe...
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Enjoy Silent Film Night at Gorton Community CenterMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Submitted by Gorton Community Center Gorton Community Center recently transformed into an old-time movie theater with live music ringing through the halls. The Lake For...
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Animator from West Chicago gives 'Beauty and the Beast' a visual boostMar 14, 2017 5:30 am - Visual effects artist Matthew Doll hails from a West Chicago family of MDs. His parents, Mark and Marie, plus his brothers, Merrick and Mike, all share the initials MD. ...
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'Dragon Tattoo' follow-up coming in 2018 with new cast
Mar 13, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Lisbeth Salander is coming back to the big screen in 2018, but she won't be played by Rooney Mara or Noomi Rapace. Columbia Pictures announced Monday a fol...
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'Kong: Skull Island' is king of box office with $61 million
Mar 13, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - It was Wolverine versus King Kong at the box office this weekend, and Kong came out on top. "Kong: Skull Island" opened with $61 million over the week...