Movies
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'Ben-Hur' crashes, 'Suicide Squad' stays on top for 3rd week
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - A big-budget remake of "Ben-Hur" was trampled under a herd of holdovers and new releases at the box office, the latest casualty in a bruising summer for Holly...
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Thousands revel in fandom at Comic Con in RosemontAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Growing up in the 1980s, Trevor Mueller remembers Saturday morning cartoons and action figures that came to life from his favorite comic books. But that was never really...
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'Ben-Hur' remake puts emphasis on faith, redemptionAug 18, 2016 6:00 am - Remaking a film that won 11 Academy Awards invites inevitable comparison, but the latest adaptation of “Ben-Hur” distinguishes itself from William Wyler's 1959 epic by r...
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'Kubo and the Two Strings' strums with imaginationAug 18, 2016 6:00 am - Early in "Kubo and the Two Strings," our hero meekly strides into an ancient Japanese village marketplace the way Toshiro Mifune might have entered a Kurosawa film, but ...
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Deer Park to host Mustang soccer team, movie for Olympics-themed eventAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - The Chicago Mustang professional indoor soccer team will be at the Vehe Farm Park at 6:30 p.m. Friday to play and interact with kids during an event hosted by the villag...
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Exotic 'Kubo' gives us a Knight to rememberAug 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Travis Knight makes his feature film directorial debut this weekend with the Japanese-inspired animated "Kubo and the Two Strings." He's the president and CEO of the Ore...
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Jonah Hill's bravado compensates for dumbed-down narration in 'War Dogs'Aug 17, 2016 11:00 am - The award for Laziest Major Screenplay of 2016 So Far goes to "War Dogs," a comedy so rife with voice-over narration you could close your eyes and let actor Miles Teller...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Sausage Party' scarfs up $34.3 million
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Rosemont Comic Con brings together stars from past, presentAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - It's fitting that a reunion of the stars of beloved time-travel flick “Back to the Future” is one of the headline attractions at this year's Wizard World Comic Con Chica...
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'Suicide Squad' loses some luster in 2nd box-office weekend