Movies
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsNov 20, 2018 5:00 am - German traditions Those who can't make it to downtown Chicago will be pleased to know that the Western Suburbs play host to a Christkindlmarket Naperville outpost. Enjoy...
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Dann and Raymond talk movie musicals at Palatine Public LibraryNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine Public Library District will host "Dann and Raymond's Movie Club: The Sound of Musicals" on Monday, Dec. 3. Set from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Daily Herald movie criti...
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'Fantastic Beasts' flies to top of weekend box office
Nov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" crawled, slithered and flew its way to the top of the weekend box office with a $62.2 million opening in the...
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What a glorious feeling: The 31 best dance scenes in moviesNov 18, 2018 6:24 am - What do dance scenes add to a movie? Unspeakable bliss, for starters. Dancing starts when dialogue fails. When lovers need to move beyond conversation, when conflicts bo...
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Illinois 200: Illinois provides the setting for cinema favoritesNov 18, 2018 6:00 am - Maybe Illinois has produced so many cool movies because it offers such a vastly diverse spectrum of locations to tell highly visual stories. Or maybe our state has pumpe...
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Movie review: A commanding turn from Viola Davis in 'Widows'Nov 15, 2018 5:00 am - “Widows” - ★ ★ ★ When you think of the wives and girlfriends of criminals in pop culture, they are either victims of a man's misdeeds or end up becoming part of the...
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Movie review: 'The Front Runner' a better journalism story than political dramaNov 15, 2018 5:00 am - “The Front Runner” - ★ ★ ★ Jason Reitman's “The Front Runner” may not be the best example of political drama, but it should be mandatory viewing for students of journali...
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Movie review: Peter Farrelly's 'Green Book' charms as tale of unlikely friendshipNov 15, 2018 5:00 am - “Green Book” - ★ ★ ★ ½ If there is a big studio movie that's more generally crowd-pleasing than “Green Book “ this season, I have yet to find it. In this landscape of c...
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Movie review: 'Instant Family' marries laughs, tears before devolving into crass comedyNov 14, 2018 10:00 am - “Instant Family” - ★ ★ ½ For once, an advertising tagline accurately summarizes a film: “Instant Family: Just add chaos, laughter, awkwardness, mistakes and love.” “Inst...
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In 'Boy Erased,' Joel Edgerton wanted to look at the people behind the parentsNov 13, 2018 5:00 am - Joel Edgerton already knows who's going to see "Boy Erased." Based on the 2016 memoir of the same name by Garrard Conley, the movie details a gay teen's time at a "conve...