Movies
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Low 'Rise': Fifth 'Evil Dead' film a disappointingly derivative drama-traumaApr 20, 2023 6:00 am - “Evil Dead Rise” - ★ ★ This review has not been written for hard-core horror fans who've been waiting with bated (and baited) breath for a modernized, gory-fied update ...
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In 'Chevalier,' an erased figure gets a lush biopic
Apr 20, 2023 6:00 am - “Chevalier” - ★ ★ ★ Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was an extraordinarily accomplished man in Marie Antoinette's France. He was a scholar, a fencer, a ...
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Streaming this week: 'Judy Blume,' Rodrigo y Gabriela, Minecraft Legends
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'Super Mario' tops the charts again at the box office
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New film 'Watershed Warriors' highlights work of Fox River advocates
Apr 16, 2023 1:00 am - When Gary Swick was a teenager in the late 1960s, the Fox River was not healthy. The river was “a really nasty, polluted place” back then, Swick, now president of Friend...
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In 'Mafia Mamma,' murder by stilettos and by cliche
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'There's a real film scene in Chicago': 'AIR' screenwriter inspired by suburban upbringingApr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - When Alex Convery's friends learned to drive, they couldn't wait to go to parties. Convery, on the other hand, longed for rides into Chicago so he could see Italian film...
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Widescreen: You can have a retro film festival of your own across the suburbs this weekApr 13, 2023 6:00 am - "Are movie theaters back? Like all the way back?" Fans and industry people have been asking for at least two years, and I think the recent success of "The Super Mario Br...
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Denzel Washington visits South Elgin Boys & Girls ClubApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - The Boys & Girls Club of America celebrated the opening of its 5,000th clubhouse Wednesday in South Elgin with a visit from Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington...
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Blood sloshes and Nicolas Cage feasts in horror-comedy 'Renfield'