Movies
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The movie version of a beach read arrives in Amazon's 'Red, White & Royal Blue'
Aug 11, 2023 5:00 am - “Red, White & Royal Blue” - ★ ★ ½ “Red, White & Royal Blue” is a harmlessly enjoyable fantasy rom-com. It's not Nora Ephron or Nancy Meyers, nor is it really trying to ...
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Rosemont Fan Expo: Christopher Lloyd has 'extraordinary experience' meeting fansAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Spotted Friday at Fan Expo Chicago, the annual pop culture convention in Rosemont: an entire family dressed as the cast of "Gilligan's Island." Gabriel Luna, of HBO's "...
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Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban 'Barbie' ahead of film's Mideast release
Aug 10, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - "Barbie" is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conse...
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'Gran Turismo' drifts into cliches and video game aesthetics
Aug 09, 2023 6:00 am - “Gran Turismo” - ★ ★ In 2006, a Nissan marketing executive had a truly insane idea to create a competition and an “academy” to turn gamers into race car drivers. Darren...
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Curtain: The August Newspaper Movie of the MonthAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - 'All the King's Men' There are two versions of this film, both based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren. Both use newspaper reporter Jack Bur...
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Widescreen: The William Friedkin classic you haven't seenAug 08, 2023 11:00 pm - The Chicago-born director of "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection" died Monday at age 87, and those two films would be enough to leave a towering legacy. Four years...
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Streaming this week: Gal Gadot, 'Red, White and Royal Blue' and 'Only Murders in the Building'
Aug 07, 2023 6:00 am - The return of the mystery-comedy "Only Murders in the Building" and Gal Gadot getting her "Mission: Impossible"-style action film with the international espionage thrill...
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William Friedkin, who directed 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dies at 87
Aug 07, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism to 1970s hits “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist” and was quickly ...
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'Barbie' joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors
Aug 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, "Barbie" is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a rec...
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The stars still shine: How the actors strike affects Rosemont's Fan Expo conventionAug 06, 2023 6:00 am - Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me all the actors in Hollywood went on strike ... right before the annual pop culture convention in Rosemont?! Whoa, this is heavy. B...