Sean Stangland
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Widescreen: Scary Christmas to all, and to all a good frightDec 17, 2021 5:00 am - Christmas is on deck, but spooky season is still at the plate in my household. My wife and I spent five weekends beginning in early October working our way though all 12...
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Darth Vader, wrestling titans, hundreds of artists return to C2E2 in Chicago this weekendDec 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Exciting news: Darth Vader is taking a holiday vacation from his castle on the volcano planet of Mustafar this weekend ... in Chicago! Translation: Actor Hayden Christen...
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Widescreen: Four Oscar contenders you can watch at home right nowDec 01, 2021 10:00 pm - The consensus front-runner for Best Picture at March's Academy Awards - according to online awards authority goldderby.com - is streaming on Netflix right now, and it's ...
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'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' crosses the line between nostalgia and marketingNov 25, 2021 10:00 pm - Product placement in film and TV is as omnipresent as nostalgia and unnecessarily dark cinematography. It's no longer shocking, and we just accept it as part of the deal...
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Standup superstar, Rolling Meadows High grad Sebastian Maniscalco cooks up laughs on Food Network, Discovery+Nov 17, 2021 10:00 pm - “There's two things you need to know about me: I love comedy and I love food.” So says Sebastian Maniscalco, standup superstar and former Arlington Heights resident, in ...
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20 years later, 'Lord of the Rings,' 'Harry Potter' get deluxe home video releases for ChristmasNov 12, 2021 6:30 am - Two of cinema's great franchises turn 20 this season, and both are getting the deluxe 4K treatment next week. And we wants it, precious. New 20th anniversary home releas...
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Widescreen: Lessons learned one year into the new era of PlayStation, XboxNov 04, 2021 6:00 am - We are one year into the next generation of Sony and Microsoft video game consoles, which means we should be calling it the current generation - except that most fans of...
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Widescreen: Will 'Eternals' at last give Marvel the grand, memorable music it deserves?Oct 28, 2021 6:00 am - If there is one consistently disappointing aspect of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's the music. But two early tracks from next week's "Eternals" suggest the world's ...
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Widescreen: Hulu's 'Only Murders' finale plays a perfect coda for a satisfying seasonOct 20, 2021 11:00 pm - "Doo da-doo, do-do-doo, do do doo." If I can stop humming the infectious theme song long enough, I can tell you that this week's finale of "Only Murders in the Building,...
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'I felt all the beauty of Earth': Shatner recounts journey to space during Rosemont visitOct 17, 2021 1:00 am - Four days after reaching the final frontier, William Shatner was talking Sunday to a packed ballroom of fans in Rosemont. "So here's what I've been doing, OK? I went up ...