Movies
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Animated 'UglyDolls' offers beautiful message in promotional packageMay 02, 2019 12:00 pm - “UglyDolls” - ★ ★ ½ The story behind UglyDolls - the toys, not the new animated movie about them - is a charmer. Aspiring artist/storytellers David Horvath and his then-...
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'The Intruder' delivers stale, moldy stalker scaresMay 02, 2019 12:00 pm - “The Intruder” - ½ star When casting was announced two years ago for the “The Intruder,” the working title was “Motivated Seller.” The thriller stars Michael Ealy and M...
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Movie review: 'Knock Down' a lopsided look at female candidates in 2018 racesMay 02, 2019 6:00 am - “Knock Down the House” - ★ ★ ½ In the 2018 election, more women than ever ran for office. “Knock Down the House” is a look at four of those campaigns. Unfortunatel...
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Movie review: 'Hesburgh' documentary highlights civil rights work of Notre Dame leaderMay 02, 2019 6:00 am - “Hesburgh” - ★ ★ ★ In fractious and bellicose times, it's tough out there for conciliators. Which makes “Hesburgh,” Patrick Creadon's lively and inspiring portrait ...
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Movie review: 'The White Crow' offers compelling portrait of Soviet dancer Rudolf NureyevMay 02, 2019 6:00 am - “The White Crow” - ★ ★ ★ The great Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev does not come across as particularly likable in “The White Crow,” Ralph Fiennes' elegant bio...
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Last Picture Show Under the Stars: McHenry drive-in makes new memories, including a marriage proposalMay 02, 2019 1:00 am - "If five or six years ago you'd have told me I'd be the last one standing, I would have laughed." Even as he said these words, McHenry Outdoor Theater owner Scott Dehn s...
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Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in the 'Star Wars' films, dies at 74May 02, 2019 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Actor Peter Mayhew, who played shaggy, towering Chewbacca in some of the "Star Wars" films, has died, his family said Thursday. He was 74. Mayhew died at h...
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Political rom-com 'Long Shot' 2019's funniest crowd-pleaser so farMay 01, 2019 6:00 am - "Long Shot" - ★ ★ ★ ½ Jonathan Levine's spunky, politically incorrect and highly unlikely (but likable) political rom-com attests to the virtues of honesty, transparenc...
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John Singleton, maker of 'Boyz N the Hood,' dies at 51Apr 29, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Director John Singleton, who made one of Hollywood's most memorable debuts with the Oscar-nominated "Boyz N the Hood" and continued over the following decades...
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Why Captain America's farewell is so special to the writers of 'Avengers: Endgame'Apr 28, 2019 7:28 am - For "Avengers: Endgame," the blockbuster capstone to more than a decade of Marvel Studios movies, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely scripted the narrative threads f...