Sean Stangland
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Nine innings, nine great baseball movies to streamJul 23, 2020 6:00 am - At last, baseball is back. It's only 60 games — let's hope our viral nemesis doesn't make the season even shorter — but we'll take as many innings of Yoan Moncada, Eloy ...
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Widescreen: Six viewings later, 'Eurovision' is still a balm for the soulJul 15, 2020 11:00 pm - We are all looking for comfort in these times, and I have found it - again and again - in "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga," a movie I have watched at le...
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Widescreen: Drive-ins are back! These are the best movie scenes set at drive-insJul 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Drive-ins are back, and an American tradition that many kids had only heard about is finally a real, tactile experience for the younger set. Outdoor theaters are an impo...
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COVID-friendly Fourth fun you can watch on TVJul 02, 2020 6:00 am - Here comes another big date on the calendar that won't be quite what we've come to expect from years past. Gone are the traditional suburban festivals and their firework...
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Widescreen: Five funny vacations you can take (on screen) with John HughesJun 26, 2020 6:00 am - Writer/director John Hughes was born in Michigan and died in New York, but his time at Glenbrook North High School inspired a career that left an indelible mark on Ameri...
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Widescreen: Sony steals the spotlight this weekend with 'Last of Us Part II'Jun 19, 2020 6:00 am - In the early 1990s, the home video game console wars had two main combatants: Nintendo, which built an empire with the help of an Italian plumber stomping on turtle shel...
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They're the bees knees: Some totally buggy movies to stream this weekendJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - We all have ants in the pants from three months of quarantine, but this weekend let's make a beeline for the TV and herald the four-years-too-early arrival of the 17-yea...
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Widescreen: 'Goonies' celebrates 35 years with a treasure chest full of goodiesJun 05, 2020 9:00 am - Any movie's milestone anniversary gives the marketing department a good reason to hype an old catalog title, and Sunday will be the 35th trip around the sun for a movie ...
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Widescreen: Six ways to capture the magic of summer from your couchMay 27, 2020 11:00 pm - It's not even June, but summerlike weather has already arrived. Normally, this would be cause for celebration, but this summer will be unlike any other summer we've expe...
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Widescreen tidbits: When Captain America rode the 'Snowpiercer,' plus 'Ghost' resurrectedMay 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Six years before “Snowpiercer” was a TNT series (Episode 2 airs at 8 p.m. Sunday) starring Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, it was an audacious film co-written and di...