Movies
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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...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Pirates 5' leads slow holiday weekend
May 30, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Memorial Day weekend box office was as creaky as an old pirate ship, with the lowest total industry grosses since 1999. Disney's "Pirates of the C...
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Maine West 'Queen of the Geeks' rules as Hollywood producerMay 30, 2017 5:30 am - Carrie Lynn Certa's life at Maine West High School revolved around three activities: the speech team, the choir and the campus radio station. And she had a dream. "I wan...
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Naperville native's film about struggles with anxiety making Hollywood premiereMay 29, 2017 8:00 am - Naperville native Kelsey Sante has lived the experience in her short film, “Reach,” for years. She endured panic attacks while a student at Neuqua Valley High School and...
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'Pirates of the Caribbean' tops box office, 'Baywatch' sinks