Movies
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Rachel McAdams blossoms in Blume's controversial story of pre-adolescent angst, struggleApr 27, 2023 6:00 am - “Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.” - ★ ★ ★ ½ One scene in this movie caused me to shed a tear or two, and it happened when Rachel McAdams, playing Barbara Simon, t...
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'History Happens Here': Tivoli Theatre documentary tells story of Downers Grove's movie house
Apr 26, 2023 1:00 am - An iconic Downers Grove movie house that has been entertaining locals and visitors for almost a century is poised to be the star of its own show. It was on Christmas Day...
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Streaming this week: David Bowie, 'Fatal Attraction' and Smokey Robinson
Apr 24, 2023 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week....
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Wahoo! 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' is No. 1 for third week
Apr 23, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales for the third straight weekend, as the animation hit neared $...
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Guy Ritchie explores the soldier/interpreter dynamic in war
Apr 23, 2023 6:00 am - There is a line in "Guy Ritchie's The Covenant" in which Jake Gyllenhaal's Army Sgt. John Kinley is having a disagreement with Dar Salim's Ahmed, the man assigned to be ...
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Two Chicago festivals bring you the past, present and future of filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Over the next few weeks, two Chicago film festivals will showcase the past, present and future of the medium with local flavor and global reach. CineYouth Festival ...
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Friends of Fox River's passion on display in new filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - On a calendar, Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. To those who make a living of fighting back against the harm that sewage, industrial runoff and constant littering inflic...
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Arty movie 'Showing Up' about artists fails to spark
Apr 21, 2023 6:00 am - “Showing Up” - ★ Michelle Williams plays a sculptor whose hot water heater has irritatingly busted in the languid “Showing Up.” That's about it, plot-wise. Talk about n...
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Tivoli Theatre owners to be honored as 2023 Historians of the YearApr 20, 2023 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, May 2, the Downers Grove Historical Society is hosting a premiere screening of a documentary featuring Willis and Shirley Johnson, the owners of the Tivoli T...
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'Beau Is Afraid' is stuck in a one-note nightmare
Apr 20, 2023 6:00 am - “Beau Is Afraid” - ★ ★ ½ Beau may be afraid, but Ari Aster certainly isn't. Of the many words used to describe the writer-director's previous two films - “Hereditary” a...