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Andrew McCarthy hunts the ‘Brat Pack’ blowback in the documentary ‘Brats’

By MARK KENNEDY
Jun 11, 2024 2:26 pm - During the Reagan administration, rising star Andrew McCarthy was lumped into a group of young actors called the “Brat Pack.” Now, almost 40 years later, McCarthy hit the road to star in and direct his new Hulu documentary, “Brats,” trying to get a handle on the label.
‘Tuesday’ flips the bird to Death in boldly visual work of magical surrealism

By Dann Gire
Jun 11, 2024 2:24 pm - This insanely quirky, deliciously dark venture into magical surrealism doesn’t exactly celebrate death, but testifies to its necessary and purposeful existence. “Tuesday” accomplishes this by focusing on a terminally ill teenager named Tuesday (Lola Petticrew) and the extreme measures her mother Zora (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) takes to clip Death’s wings.
Attraction starring Disney's first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist

By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Jun 11, 2024 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. — A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitti...
‘Hold onto your molars’: Immersive sound is one of the upgrades at Fox Lake cinema

By Mick Zawislak
Jun 10, 2024 12:08 pm - Classic Cinemas in Fox Lake has expanded with four new auditoriums
Algonquin native makes it to Cannes Film Festival

By Michelle Meyer
Jun 10, 2024 11:07 am - Algonquin native Alex Flees has produced a seven-minute short film “Reasonable Doubt” that was created by Wisconsin-based production company Pico Blvd Entertainment.
‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ boosts Will Smith’s comeback and the box office with $56 million opening

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 10, 2024 6:37 am - “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence action comedy series, opened with an estimated $56 million in theaters over the weekend, handing Hollywood a much-needed summer hit.
What to stream this week: ‘House of the Dragon,’ ‘Origin,’ Snoopy and Paul McCartney

Jun 10, 2024 5:30 am - Ava DuVernay’s stirringly humanistic adaptation of “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” streaming on Hulu and actor Andrew McCarthy reconnecting with some of his fellow Brat Pack alum for the documentary “Brats” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
See ‘Wonka’ Saturday at Des Plaines library

Daily Herald report
Jun 07, 2024 5:39 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library will hold a free screening of the film “Wonka” on Saturday. The movie — starring Timothee Chalamet, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant — begins a...
It may portend talent, but ‘The Watchers’ is just barely watchable

By Ty Burr
Jun 06, 2024 2:32 pm - “The Watchers” — 1.5 stars The crab apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. “The Watchers” is the debut feature of writer-director Ishana Night Shyamalan, but you’d be...
Will Smith is back in ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die,’ with Martin Lawrence riding shotgun

By JAKE COYLE
Jun 06, 2024 10:35 am - “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence action-comedy series, is about a fight to redeem a tarnished legacy.

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