Movies
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'The Sleight' to premiere March 27 at Gene Siskel Film CenterMar 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Fans of Rikki Lee Travolta will soon be able to see the Chicago actor back on the big screen when "The Sleight" from director Ben Kurstin premieres at the Midwest Film F...
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'The Elvis Conspiracy' by Chicago's Rikki Lee Travolta wins ninth Best Screenplay AwardMar 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Chicago-based entertainment personality Rikki Lee Travolta has earned top honors for Best Feature Script in the Gangtok International Film Festival for his original thri...
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It's only life after all: Indigo Girls talk Thursday's show in Waukegan, upcoming documentaryMar 21, 2023 5:30 am - As Emily Saliers and Amy Ray close in on 40 years pulling heartstrings musically as the Grammy-winning folk-rock duo Indigo Girls, it's clear it's a challenge wrapping o...
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Streaming this week: 'Top Gun: Maverick,' Lana Del Rey and 'Rabbit Hole'
Mar 20, 2023 5:45 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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Biden awarding 1st batch of arts, humanities medals Tuesday
Mar 20, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Bruce Springsteen has a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a coveted Kennedy Center Honor. He has won multiple Grammys and Golden Globes, plus an Academy Awa...
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Dafoe's 'Inside' asks how art helps us escape isolation
Mar 19, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Willem Dafoe has said that, for him, the process of making a movie always eclipses the finished product. But after more than 130 film credits, the 67-year-...
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'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' stumbles with $30.5 million debutMar 19, 2023 1:00 am - "Shazam! Fury of the Gods" felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disapp...
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Actor Lance Reddick dies at 60
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including "The Wire," "Fringe" and th...
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Light laughs, dark drama don't mix well in awkward 'Moving On'Mar 16, 2023 6:00 am - “Moving On” - ★ ★ This slightly cringey, comically tone-deaf movie doesn't quite qualify as a black comedy. More like a gray-beigey one that falls far short of its inte...
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New 'Shazam!' has more everything, but less charm
Mar 16, 2023 6:00 am - “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” - ★ ★ ½ Sequels, by nature, are more. Whatever the original had, just add more, the rule seems to be. Even more words in the title - how ofte...