Movies
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'Ride Along 2' ends box office reign of 'Force Awakens'
Jan 18, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Kevin Hart and Ice Cube have ended the monthlong box-office reign of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Their "Ride Along 2" topped the Martin Luther King Jr. ho...
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Author of Benghazi book stands by pivotal 'stand-down' sceneJan 18, 2016 4:51 am - "Stand down," says the actor playing the CIA station chief in Michael Bay's new film, "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi." He's speaking to the security team tha...
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For Disney star from Wilmette, business comes first in showbizJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - "It's amazing how quickly you can go from not knowing what you want to do ... to instantly falling in love with something and knowing exactly what you want to do!" Kevin...
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Wilmette native to star in 'Adventures in Babysitting' remakeJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - Daily Herald Film Critic dgire@dailyherald.com In addition to playing Xander, the good-time Charlie character on the Disney Channel series "Bunk'd," Wilmette native Kevi...
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Maggie Smith leaves 'Downton' behind for 'Lady in the Van'Jan 17, 2016 6:22 am - LONDON - Filthy, dressed in rags and living in a battered old van, Maggie Smith's latest character is a long way from "Downton Abbey" - and the actress couldn't be happi...
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'Spotlight' upsets 'Mad Max' at Critics Choice AwardsJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The investigative journalism drama "Spotlight" won the top prize at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday, while awards favorites Brie Larson and Leonardo ...
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DVD previews: 'The Intern,' 'Straight Outta Compton'Jan 16, 2016 6:23 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Jan. 19: "The Intern" (PG-13, 121 minutes, Warner): Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway star in this comedy about a 70-year-ol...
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Director Bay: Benghazi movie steers clear of politicsJan 16, 2016 6:14 am - MIAMI - The very word "Benghazi" screams politics to most people - especially in this election year. So, is it even possible to make a movie about the deadly 2012 attack...
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For kids of the '80s, Bowie will always be the Goblin KingJan 15, 2016 5:30 am - As he did for so many of my generation, David Bowie walked into my life with blonde glam-rock hair, devilish eye makeup and gray stretch pants that left very little to t...
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A look at box office numbers for best picture Oscar nominees