Movies
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Independent film to raise awareness and funding in fight against Alzheimer’sJun 04, 2025 12:08 am - “Forget Me Not” will be released on June 20, coinciding with the “Longest Day to Fight Alzheimer's” in a mission to increase awareness and raise funds to fight against Alzheimer's. There will be film showings at Elgin Community College and McHenry County College.
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Best Bets: Comedian Jen Kober brings the laughs to CopleyJun 03, 2025 1:55 pm - Paramount Theatre begins its summer performance series with comedian Jen Kober, Brandon Bennett channels Elvis Presley at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and Wheeling’s Cinergy Dine-In Cinema resumes its summer kids’ movie series.
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What to stream: Ariana Madix returns to Fiji, ‘Presence,’ Nintendo’s Switch 2 and Addison Rae album
Jun 02, 2025 5:30 am - A Shaquille O’Neal docuseries about his time at Reebok’s basketball division and Ariana Madix returning to Fiji as host of a new season of “Love Island USA” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Lilo & Stitch’ passes ‘Sinners’ to become 2nd highest grossing film of 2025
Jun 01, 2025 11:57 am - “Lilo and Stich” and “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” dominated the box office charts again after fueling a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend.
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A tech bro-pocalypse in Jesse Armstrong’s ‘Mountainhead’
May 29, 2025 1:23 pm - “Succession” fans rejoice. Jesse Armstrong has again gathered together a conclave of uber-wealthy megalomaniacs in a delicious satire. “Mountainhead” is a new made-for-HBO movie that leaves behind the backstabbing machinations of media moguls for the not-any-better power plays of tech billionaires.
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With ‘Karate Kid: Legends,’ Ben Wang is the 1st Asian American new ‘Kid’ on the block
May 29, 2025 8:44 am - It didn’t occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “Karate Kid: Legends,” he’d be the franchise’s first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism.
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‘Bring’ it on: Domestic horror tale creeps us out with cruelty and a curiously sympathetic villainMay 28, 2025 11:21 am - The slow-burn domestic horror tale “Bring Her Back” eschews supernatural elements as its source for material sure to creep us out. It understands that ordinary damaged human beings can supply plenty of nerve-jangling experiences that shock our sensibilities and mercilessly dig into our consciences.
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A man of many talents: Award-winning actor Jeremy Piven takes on stand-up comedyMay 28, 2025 10:54 am - Three-time Emmy Award-winner and Evanston-raised actor-turned-stand-up-comedian Jeremy Piven headlines Chicago’s The Vic Theatre June 6 as part of his international comedy tour.
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Mr. Miyagi’s absence is felt in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’
May 28, 2025 9:50 am - Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact that “Karate Kid: Legends” has nothing to say is all the more disappointing.
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‘Lilo & Stich’ teams with Tom Cruise and ‘Mission Impossible’ for a monster Memorial Day weekend
May 26, 2025 7:16 am - “Lilo and Stich” teamed with Tom Cruise for a monster Memorial Day box office weekend. Disney’s live-action version of “Lilo and Stich” earned a staggering $145.5 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.