Movies
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Widescreen tidbits: Classic baseball, animation and actionJul 06, 2018 6:00 am - "I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing AstroTurf and the designated hitter. I believe in ... opening your presents Christmas morning rather th...
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'The First Purge' blasts away with mix of social satire, bloody horrorJul 05, 2018 8:00 am - “The First Purge” - ★ ★ This Fourth of July, viewers had a chance to celebrate America's birth in a very American way - watching internecine warfare, savage violence and...
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'Leave No Trace' looks at how we cope with each other's flawsJul 05, 2018 6:00 am - “Leave No Trace” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In the opening moments of “Leave No Trace,” we watch as a man and his 13-year-old daughter wordlessly go about their lives as squatters in Fo...
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New Whitney Houston documentary serves as powerful reminder of her talentJul 05, 2018 6:00 am - Whitney - ★ ★ ★ Is there anyone among us who isn't familiar with the tragic trajectory of Whitney Houston? Born to gospel-music royalty, a child prodigy whose voic...
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'Sorry' a candid, crazy, clever statement about capitalism, raceJul 05, 2018 6:00 am - “Sorry to Bother You” - ★ ★ ★ Writer and director Boots Riley's crackling first film “Sorry to Bother You “ may just be the craziest movie of the year. Fierce, provocat...
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'The Bleeding Edge' film exploring medical device industry to be shown July 17 at CODJul 04, 2018 11:00 pm - The Human Services department at College of DuPage will present a free screening of the 2018 documentary film "The Bleeding Edge" at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, in the Berg...
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'Star Wars' actor said the hate toward his character almost ruined his life
Jul 04, 2018 11:00 pm - The man who played Jar Jar Binks, the most universally ridiculed "Star Wars" character, revealed this week that the hate directed at his character prompted a personal do...
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Arcada silent film series continues with Lillian Gish flick July 10Jul 04, 2018 11:00 pm - The Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St. in St. Charles, continues its "Silent Film Night" series with a screening of "The White Sister," a 1923 American drama film starring ...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJul 04, 2018 6:00 am - Doggie diving The DockDogs National Dog Jumping Competition is just one of the highlights of Libertyville's 10th annual Dog Days of Summer festival at Cook Park, 300 N. ...
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'Ant-Man and the Wasp' a hilarious superhero comedy with hearts and smartsJul 03, 2018 6:00 am - “Ant Man and the Wasp” - ★ ★ ★ ½ This has to be the nuttiest, most ridiculous and best-executed superhero comedy in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or any...