Movies
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Latest 'Planet of the Apes' thrills with harrowing blend of action, storyJul 12, 2017 6:00 am - Apparently all the new Planet of the Apes films needed to do to really hit a home run was take the humans out of the equation. It's what this whole trilogy has been lead...
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Evanston High School grad spins romantic web for Spidey in 'Homecoming'Jul 11, 2017 5:30 am - Laura Harrier remembers the moment she received The Call. "I was in total shock!" the former Evanston resident said. "I had all these calls from my agent. When I called ...
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Documentary on drone warfare to be shown July 28Jul 10, 2017 11:00 pm - The Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will show the 2016 documentary film "National Bird" at 7 p.m. Friday, July 28, at the church, 102 S. Second St. "National Bi...
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Box office top 20: Audiences still crazy for Spider-Man
Jul 10, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Moviegoers, tested with the third iteration of Spider-Man in 15 years, still aren't tired of the web slinger. Sony's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" debuted wit...
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'Valerian' director says Rihanna is focused, generous on setJul 10, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Director Luc Besson says getting Rihanna's team on board for her role in the sci-fi epic "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" was a little painful...
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How 'Freaks and Geeks' alumni helped save the Spider-Man franchiseJul 10, 2017 6:00 am - To get into the sure hands of Marvel president Kevin Feige, Spider-Man first needed help from the cast discovered by Paul Feig. Because Spidey might not even be in the M...
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'Spider-Man' slings $117 million debut and Sony rejoices
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Girl power: Young stars among latest TV, movie action starsJul 08, 2017 7:15 am - From the murderous Laura in “Logan” to the mysterious Eleven in “Stranger Things” to the audacious determination of Mija in “Okja,” powerful young girls are starring in ...
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Jason Mantzoukas: 'I like antagonizing the audience, poking at them'Jul 06, 2017 6:00 am - Twenty-some years ago, when Jason Mantzoukas was a struggling actor and comedian in New York, a casting agent told him that he wasn't going to work for a while. She said...
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Tiresome 'Journey' imagines end to conflict in Northern IrelandJul 06, 2017 6:00 am - "The Journey" offers a highly speculative version of the conversation that put an end to the conflict in Northern Ireland that has come to be known as the Troubles. This...