Movies
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What to stream: Quavo album, ‘East of Eden’ series and ‘Minecraft Dungeons II’
Sep 28, 2026 5:15 am - The limited series adaptation of “East of Eden” and an album from Quavo are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Taraji P. Henson to star in movie based on Chicago baker reuniting with long-lost son
Sep 25, 2026 3:23 pm - The story of a South Shore bakery owner reuniting with her long-lost son — which captured the hearts of Chicagoans and the nation back in 2024 — will be the focus of a new Netflix movie premiering in December, the company announced Thursday.
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Electric-powered aviation takes flight in new documentary premiering Oct. 1Sep 25, 2026 7:55 am - “The Pulitzer Electric Air Race,” a documentary about the aircraft, pilots and innovators ushering in the era of electric-powered flight, will have its area premiere on Oct. 1.
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Team effort: Libertyville High School’s baseball state title serves as backdrop to short filmSep 24, 2026 11:31 am - The celebration ended months ago, but the feel-good magic of back-to-back state championships by the Libertyville High School baseball team lingers as the backdrop of a short film its director hopes can translate into a full-length production.
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Movie review: ‘Forgotten Island’ is a trippy ode to friendship set against rich Filipino folklore
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Movie review: Pattinson great as ‘To Catch a Predator’ host in pursuit of ‘Primetime’ ratingsSep 24, 2026 5:15 am - In the opening scene of “Primetime,” our protagonist antihero, Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson), recites his lines, the transcript of a stomach-churning online chat, in a kind of whispered mantra. To make the argument that the producers behind the reality show “To Catch a Predator” were the predators themselves is too easy.
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Movie review: Dog steals ‘Heart of the Beast’ as Brad Pitt’s charm kept on leashSep 23, 2026 5:15 pm - “Heart of the Beast” is an Alaskan-set story about two combat veterans — one human, one canine — who set out for a postretirement camping trip and find themselves in a perilous situation after the human, retired Special Forces officer James (Brad Pitt), suffers a heart attack while piloting his seaplane.
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McKee Preservation Group to show ‘Singing Back the Buffalo’ documentarySep 22, 2026 12:52 pm - The McKee Preservation Group is hosting a screening of "Singing Back the Buffalo" on Saturday, Oct. 3, to raise funds for a Native American Cultural & Environmental Center in Glen Ellyn.
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Free movie night in Gurnee to feature original ‘Space Jam’ and family activitiesSep 21, 2026 11:43 am - The Gurnee Park District in partnership with the village of Gurnee will host a free fall movie night at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Hunt Club Park, 900 N. Hunt Club ...
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‘La Bola Negra’ wins TIFF’s People Choice Award, putting it on Oscar path