Movies
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Editorial: Officials' push to reduce smoking images in streaming content goes too farAug 11, 2019 11:00 pm - We have strongly supported efforts to discourage tobacco use among children and teens, including raising the age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21. And we oppose marketing to...
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'Love, Antosha' shows private side of Anton Yelchin few knewAug 11, 2019 7:28 am - PARK CITY, Utah - Anton Yelchin died in a freak accident at age 27, but a new documentary seeks to put the focus back on the actor's extraordinary life. "Love, Antosha,"...
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'Hobbs & Shaw' repeats at No. 1 against slew of newcomers
Aug 11, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Audiences helped the "Fast & Furious" spinoff "Hobbs & Shaw" take another lap at No. 1 even with an onslaught of four new major releases this weekend. From...
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For Zack and Shia, a buddy movie becomes a real friendshipAug 10, 2019 7:30 am - NEW YORK - Shia LaBeouf is trying to show how different he is from his co-star in "The Peanut Butter Falcon," Zack Gottsagen. "Hey, Zack," says LaBeouf. "Are you a good ...
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'Brian Banks' shares powerful true story of man falsely accused of rapeAug 09, 2019 7:15 am - 'Brian Banks' - ★ ★ ★ Alfred Hitchcock was famously obsessed with the innocent man, falsely accused. In “To Catch a Thief,” “The Wrong Man,” “North by Northwest” a...
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Meandering, dull 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' never finds its wayAug 09, 2019 7:00 am - ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold' - ★ At some point in time, a live-action version of “Dora the Explorer” must have seemed like a good idea. After all, the animated...
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Widescreen tidbits: Orchestral splendor, underwater spectacleAug 09, 2019 6:00 am - Class up your summer at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, when WTTW Channel 11 airs the Vienna Philharmonic's 2019 Summer Night Concert as part of PBS' “Great Performances” series....
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'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' pays homage to cultish book seriesAug 08, 2019 1:00 pm - “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” - ★ ★ ½ “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” is, likably, a Frankenstein of a movie that stitches together tales from the cultis...
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'Them That Follow' dials up the dread in harrowing but so-so thrillerAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - “Them That Follow” - ★ ★ Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage's harrowing thriller “Them That Follow” probably borrows its title from a verse in the Gospel of Mark...
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Mob wives strike out on their own in brutal, choppy 'The Kitchen'Aug 08, 2019 6:00 am - “The Kitchen” - ★ ½ A bunch of guys try to pull off a heist, which goes drastically wrong. The women they leave behind pick up the pieces to embark on a life of cr...