Entertainment
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‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Perez’ triumph at Golden Globes
Jan 05, 2025 10:00 pm - Two wildly audacious films — Brady Corbet's 215-minute postwar epic “The Brutalist” and Jacques Audiard's Spanish language, genre-shifting trans musical “Emilia Perez” — won top honors at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday.
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‘Mufasa’ and ‘Sonic 3’ rule first weekend of 2025
Jan 05, 2025 6:40 pm - The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025.
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Indie filmmaker Jeff Baena, Aubrey Plaza’s husband, found dead at Los Angeles home
Jan 05, 2025 6:32 pm - Writer-director Jeff Baena, whose darkly comedic independent films included “The Little Hours” and who was married to his frequent creative collaborator Aubrey Plaza, has died. He was 47.
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A Melania Trump documentary from director Brett Ratner will be released by Amazon
Jan 05, 2025 6:24 pm - Incoming first lady Melania Trump will be the subject of a new documentary directed by Brett Ratner and distributed by Amazon Prime Video.
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The Biz Week That Was: Growing pot sales, new eateries on tap and immersive auto spa among the highlightsJan 05, 2025 5:30 am - Illinois on tap to have biggest year yet from marijuana tax revenue Illinois is poised to see its best year yet for tax revenue from adult-use marijuana sales in 202...
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New disc golf course open in Round Lake BeachJan 04, 2025 11:19 am - A new nine-hole disc golf course is open for play at North Shore Park north of Orchard Lane and Hook Drive in Round Lake Beach.
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Korean corn dog restaurant opens first Illinois location in Aurora
Jan 04, 2025 10:46 am - A new Korean corn dog restaurant is now open in Aurora. Two Hands Fresh Corn Dogs opened its 70th location, the first in Illinois, in late November.
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Here’s Kelce! Retired Eagles great Jason Kelce tries his hand as a late-night television show host
Jan 04, 2025 9:46 am - Jason Kelce threw a late-night bash — and he brought his wife, his parents, a fan with a Phillie Phanatic tattoo inked on his navel, a Philly band and an uncensored (at least on stage) take on sports for the first of five episodes of “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce” on ESPN.
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Apple TV+ is offering a free weekend of binge-watching
Jan 03, 2025 11:53 am - Apple TV+ is hoping people will make a dent in the Strategic Popcorn Reserve by bingeing its streaming TV and movies for free this weekend. Experts are calling it a canny promotion as the eighth-place streamer looks to up its subscriber base.
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David Fincher gives ‘Seven’ a final, 4K UHD glow up for its 30th anniversary
Jan 03, 2025 9:18 am - For David Fincher, seeing “Seven” in 4K was an experience he can only describe as harrowing. That or a high school reunion.