Entertainment
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Q&A: ‘Severance’ is renewed for Season 3. Ben Stiller once thought the series might not get made
Mar 21, 2025 1:43 pm - “Severance,” renewed for a third season, is beloved by critics and audiences alike. But there was a time when star Adam Scott and Ben Stiller, who executive produces and directs the Apple TV+ series, worried it might never get made.
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In ‘The Residence,’ Uzo Aduba investigates a death in the White House
Mar 21, 2025 10:06 am - Netflix’s “The Residence” ushers the Shondaland empire back to the White House with a broad, escapist twist. This limited series is a hammy whodunit starring Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, the world’s greatest detective (and an inveterate birder).
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Remember Me? ‘Coco 2’ in the works at Disney and Pixar
Mar 21, 2025 8:08 am - “Coco” is getting a sequel. Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Thursday that “Coco 2” is currently in development at Pixar Animation Studios.
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Quinta Brunson files for divorce from Kevin Anik, her husband of 3 years
Mar 21, 2025 8:04 am - The largely private relationship between Quinta Brunson and her husband of three years is over. Brunson, the star and creator of the hit ABC series “Abbott Elementary,” filed to divorce Kevin Anik on Wednesday.
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Ron Onesti: Alice Cooper and ‘Super Ron’Mar 21, 2025 3:00 am - What I do for a living doesn’t usually qualify for “combat pay,” but occasionally the combination of classic rock and Miller Lite creates a precarious situation that causes more excitement than the concert itself.
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‘Happy Face’ looks at ripple effects of true crime
Mar 20, 2025 8:18 pm - The new Paramount+ series “Happy Face” has all the elements of a gripping true-crime yarn: A serial killer, his estranged daughter, a race to get an innocent man off death row. But perhaps the most intriguing part? How it examines the warping nature of true crime itself.
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Illinois Supreme Court sides with Rolling Meadows in Cooper’s Hawk tax dispute with Arlington HeightsMar 20, 2025 3:04 pm - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of Rolling Meadows in its dispute with Arlington Heights over misallocated sales tax revenue from Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant.
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Even 2 De Niros aren’t quite enough to make ‘Alto Knights’ a successor to ‘Goodfellas’
Mar 20, 2025 2:22 pm - Barry Levinson’s “The Alto Knights,” which aims but fails to channel the magic of decades-old mob movies like “Goodfellas,” is all about Robert De Niro. He plays both lead roles, feuding mobsters Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, in a story based on real events.
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‘I love everything here’: Moretti’s opens in WheelingMar 20, 2025 2:10 pm - If Thursday’s debut lunch crowd was any indication, the new Moretti’s restaurant in Wheeling is going to be a hit.
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Developer has big plans for former Regal Cinema in Round Lake BeachMar 20, 2025 11:59 am - A Texas-based developer wants to repurpose the empty, fire-scarred Regal Cinema in Round Lake Beach to a family entertainment center.