Movies
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What to stream this week: Sheila E. plays salsa, Andrew Scott gets evil and Colin Farrell detects
Apr 01, 2024 5:45 am - Colin Farrell playing a private investigator in the new series “Sugar” for Apple TV+ and Andrew Scott stepping into the role of fraudster-turned-killer Tom Ripley for Netflix are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ roars to an $80 million box office opening
Mar 31, 2024 2:03 pm - The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roared to an $80 million opening on 3,861 North American screens, according to Sunday studio estimates.
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Christmas in March: Mario Lopez movie filming in Long Grove brings cheerMar 29, 2024 6:36 pm - It’s nearly April and the temperatures have crept close to 50 degrees, but thanks to the filming of a new movie, Christmas is still in full swing in Long Grove. The holi...
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The AfterImage Film Festival announces its 2024 lineupMar 28, 2024 1:27 pm - The fourth edition of the festival includes the Illinois premiere of Ethan Hawke’s film “Wildcat” The AfterImage Film Festival recently announced the first seven sel...
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‘STEVE! (martin)’ is a smart and charming portrait of a smart and charming man
Mar 28, 2024 12:00 pm - “STEVE! (martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces” is directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville. And if sheer quantity is any marker, the decision to break the film into two feature-length installments gives you some idea just how seriously Neville takes the comedian.
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Monster mishmash: Godzilla reverts to a less scary, pinker version in hodgepodge action sequel ‘x’Mar 28, 2024 11:00 am - In Adam Wingard’s “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” the beast with fiery halitosis reverts to the quasi-heroic, less fearsome persona from “Godzilla vs. King Kong.” Both movies feature a hodgepodge of sci-fi expository technobabble, strange mysticism, convoluted mythologies and strained replications of human emotions.
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Bill Nighy, Michael Ward shine in Netflix’s Homeless World Cup crowd-pleaser
Mar 28, 2024 5:30 am - “The Beautiful Game,” a new Netflix movie starring Bill Nighy and Michael Ward, is about a real international soccer tournament called the Homeless World Cup. Don’t go in expecting documentary realness or grit, however. This is a movie-movie, tidily constructed to leave audiences feeling inspired and uplifted.
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In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ the Titans are the stars
Mar 27, 2024 9:57 am - There was no question who the stars were on “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire." It wasn’t Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens or any of the humans. The star is the one with their character’s name in the title.
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The irony of Steve Martin’s life isn’t lost on him
Mar 26, 2024 12:42 pm - “STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+, splits Steve Martin’s story in two halves. One depicts Martin’s stand-up as it unfolded. The other captures Martin’s life as it is today — riding electric bikes with Martin Short, practicing the banjo — with reflections on the career that followed.
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Best Bets: Waukegan blues woman Ivy Ford at Aurora’s Venue, Herbie Hancock in ChicagoMar 26, 2024 11:11 am - Chicago musicians come home: blues singer/guitarist Ivy Ford headlines Aurora’s The Venue, jazz great Herbie Hancock returns to Symphony Center and award winner Jonathan McReynolds joins fellow gospel artists at the Auditorium Theatre.