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Netflix’s new ‘Last Samurai Standing’ pays respect to the original

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Nov 13, 2025 9:10 am - “Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of dozens of samurai in a live-or-die survival game to save family, community and honor.
Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey partner with ElevenLabs for AI voice cloning

Nov 13, 2025 7:03 am - Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have made deals with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs that will allow its artificial intelligence technology to replicate their voices.
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ brings back the magic with new faces and tricks

By MARK KENNEDY
Nov 13, 2025 5:15 am - Ten years or so between installments of a successful Hollywood franchise is a lifetime. When it comes to the third “Now You See Me” movie — poof! — time doesn’t matter. These magicians still got it.
Time has outrun this ‘Running Man’

By JAKE COYLE
Nov 13, 2025 5:15 am - Edgar Wright’s new big-screen adaptation of “The Running Man” is fittingly but awkwardly timed. Arriving in the year of Stephen King’s imagined dystopia, its near-future has little in it that isn’t already plausible today, making this remake feel a step, or two, behind.
Fine Line’s ‘Animalia’ exhibit showcases vibrant animal artworks

Submitted by Fine Line
Nov 12, 2025 8:11 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles is hosting "Animalia" featuring works by 69 artists from 25 states depicting animals, both real and mythical.
Writers’ ‘As You Like It’ a pleasant introduction to well-loved Shakespeare confection

By Barbara Vitello
Nov 12, 2025 5:07 pm - Writers Theatre’s Chicago-area premiere of Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery’s merry musical adaptation of “As You Like It” embodies the spirit of the original and contains enough of Shakespeare’s text to appeal to aficionados and neophytes alike.
Indoor playground and adventure park Lava Island to make Illinois debut in Kildeer

By Mick Zawislak
Nov 12, 2025 4:35 pm - A former Best Buy store in Kildeer will become home to the first Lava Island Indoor Play Oasis in Illinois. The relative newcomer to the family entertainment scene opened its first location in Aurora, Colorado, in 2018 and is in a growth mode envisioning dozens of locations across the country.
Adele will make her acting debut in Tom Ford’s adaptation of ‘Cry to Heaven’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Nov 12, 2025 12:31 pm - Fashion designer Tom Ford has called up Adele to co-star in his adaptation of Anne Rice’s “Cry to Heaven,” his production company said Wednesday. The film, which Ford is writing, directing and producing, will mark the acting debut of the superstar singer.
Chef reconnects with Mexican roots at Salsa 17 in Arlington Heights

By Rick West
Nov 12, 2025 11:33 am - After more than 30 years as an executive chef in Italian restaurants and steakhouses, Cesar Gutierrez is reconnecting with his Mexican roots as he takes over the kitchen at Salsa 17 in Arlington Heights.
‘A day without fear’: Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid immigration crackdown

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Nov 12, 2025 10:52 am - The cyclists arrive at sunrise, rolling through Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods and stopping at tamale carts, elote stands and candy stalls. They buy out every last item — every tamale, every corn cob, every bundle of sweets. Then they load up the food and deliver it to shelters and families in need.

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