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In ‘COUP!’ find a sharp ‘comedy of menace,’ with Peter Sarsgaard and Billy Magnussen

By LINDSEY BAHR
Aug 01, 2024 11:02 am - “COUP!,” in theaters Friday, Aug. 2, is the kind of original script that doesn’t often see the light of day. Its tonal and aesthetic inspirations range from the works of playwright Harold Pinter to Luis Buñuel’s “The Exterminating Angel” and the genre-bending work of the Coen brothers.
‘Didi’ is a warm, nostalgic hug straight from 2008

By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Jul 31, 2024 4:03 pm - We’ve seen the awkwardness, the raucous, lewd humor and the emotional complexity that accompanies teen years on screen before, but films that balance those three things are harder to come by. “Didi,” the semi-autobiographical debut from director, writer and producer Sean Wang, delivers just that.
‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ brings beloved book to life in a familiar story

By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Jul 31, 2024 3:55 pm - “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” the famed 1955 children’s picture book, is getting the three-dimensional treatment nearly 70 years after its release with Zachary Levi as the endearing Harold.
Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter 2’ gets Venice Film Festival premiere

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jul 31, 2024 10:50 am - The second part of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga’ will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September, organizers said Wednesday.
AfterImage Film Fest, Fine Line to host ‘Best of Fest 2024’ Aug. 10

Submitted by Fine Line Creative Arts Center
Jul 30, 2024 9:03 pm - The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles has partnered with AfterImage Film Festival to create “Best of Fest 2024,” an outdoor evening featuring a selection of the best short films from the 2024 edition of the AfterImage Film Festival.
Robert Downey Jr. is returning to ‘Avengers’ films as a villain in 1 of Marvel’s Comic-Con twists

By KAITLYN HUAMANI
Jul 29, 2024 7:03 am - Robert Downey Jr. is returning to Marvel's films, but not as Iron Man. He'll play the villain Victor Von Doom, or Doctor Doom, in at least one of the upcoming “Avengers” movies, it was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con.
What to stream this week: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets and Elizabeth Taylor sparkles

Jul 29, 2024 6:20 am - The Olympics-ready “Challengers” making its streaming debut and an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ debuts at $205 million, shattering R-rated record and becoming 8th biggest opening of all time

Jul 28, 2024 2:55 pm - Marvel is back on top with “Deadpool and Wolverine.” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon and Sheryl Lee Ralph of ‘The Fabulous Four’ cherish longtime friends

By ALICIA RANCILIO
Jul 26, 2024 3:42 pm - From “Beaches” to “First Wives Club” and “Hocus Pocus,” Bette Midler has starred in a number of projects where women aren't just at the center of the story — but also female friendship is a major theme.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is already breaking box office records, with more possible soon

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jul 26, 2024 11:35 am - "Deadpool and Wolverine" has gotten off to a supercharged start at the box office, breaking the Thursday preview record for an R-rated movie. The comic-book film sold an estimated $38.5 million worth of movie tickets from preview screenings Thursday, Disney said Friday.

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