Movies
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Fact-based 'Trial by Jury' offers cautionary tale about justice systemMay 17, 2019 6:00 am - “Trial by Fire” - ★ ★ ½ British actor Jack O'Connell makes no concessions when playing a man charged with burning his three little daughters to death in Edward Zwi...
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'The Biggest Little Farm' documents California couple's agrarian dreamMay 17, 2019 6:00 am - “The Biggest Little Farm” — ★ ★ ½ “The Biggest Little Farm” is a documentary with the title, and much of the rosy fantasy, of a picture book. John and Molly Cheste...
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'Photograph' needs sharper focus, far more plotMay 17, 2019 6:00 am - “Photograph” — ★ ★ When filmmaker Ritesh Batra wrote the screenplay for his well-received 2013 feature debut, “The Lunchbox” — a bittersweet romantic dramedy about ...
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'A Dog's Journey' never earns its manipulative, lazy tearsMay 16, 2019 6:00 am - “A Dog's Journey” - ★ “A Dog's Journey” tries to prove that it's possible to make an uplifting movie in which a dog dies — repeatedly. That's not a spoiler; it's li...
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Yara Shahidi shines in so-so teen romance 'The Sun is Also a Star'May 16, 2019 6:00 am - “The Sun is Also a Star” - ★ ★ “The Sun is Also a Star” is a beautiful looking film. The stars — Yara Shahidi of “grown-ish” and Charles Melton of “Riverdale” — ar...
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'John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum' delivers epic action, Oscar-worthy production designMay 15, 2019 8:00 am - “John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum” - ★ ★ ★ More than John Woo, it's John Wow! The first epic action set-piece in “John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum” comes at you like a...
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After Hours Film Society to show 'Transit' May 20May 14, 2019 11:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society will show the 2018 drama "Transit" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove. Tick...
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Met Opera ticket sales improve slightly off 2015-16 low
May 13, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Metropolitan Opera's percentage of box office revenue rose slightly this season, giving general manager Peter Gelb hope the company's finances have r...
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Barrington cultural leaders hope to help iconic Catlow TheaterMay 13, 2019 5:30 am - Leaders of Barrington's cultural community are floating ideas on how to boost business at the landmark Catlow Theater in the village's downtown. Catlow owner Tim O'Conno...
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Best bets: 'Bathtubs Over Broadway' in Downers Grove, Burton Cummings & Band play GeneseeMay 12, 2019 7:29 am - Little trees Marvel at the Japanese tradition of growing and manicuring little trees at the Midwest Bonsai Society Spring Show & Sale at the Chicago Botanic Garden,...