Sean Stangland
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Widescreen: Music Box Theatre's 31 nights of horror movies begins with all five 'Final Destination' flicksSep 28, 2022 11:00 pm - The Freeform channel famously packs its 31 Nights of Halloween with family-friendly scares, but Chicago's premier movie theater brings the gore for its 31 Nights of Horr...
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'SNL' Season 48 scorecard: Neuqua Valley grad Chris Redd departs castSep 22, 2022 6:00 am - NBC's "Saturday Night Live" begins its 48th season next weekend with first-time host Miles Teller ("Top Gun: Maverick") - and a host of first-time cast members. It has b...
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Widescreen: Disney hosts its own nerdy Super Bowl of sorts this weekendSep 07, 2022 11:00 pm - Disney will do its darnedest to steal the social media spotlight from the NFL this weekend as the D23 Expo lands in Anaheim. The biennial convention celebrating all thin...
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Widescreen: HBO's 'House of the Dragon' is more of the same, and that's what it should beAug 30, 2022 11:00 pm - Three years ago, you may remember this writer promising you were reading the last "Game of Thrones" column. Don't count your dragon eggs before they hatch, or you may en...
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Widescreen: 'Doctor Sleep' is the star attraction of Stephen King film fest at Music Box TheatreAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - The writer/director behind Netflix hits "The Haunting of Hill House" and "Midnight Mass" directed a sequel to a classic horror film three years ago, and it was met with ...
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Widescreen: Malort and tavern-style pizza go great with Chicago-made movie screening Monday at the TivoliAug 17, 2022 11:00 pm - I felt “seen” multiple times in the opening minutes of “Relative,” a slice of Chicago life written and directed by Michael Glover Smith about a family of young adults co...
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Widescreen: 'Prey' is one of the summer's greatest entertainment success storiesAug 11, 2022 6:00 am - "Prey," the exciting, surprisingly beautiful prequel to the 1987 monster mash "Predator," debuted on Hulu last weekend to the biggest audience in the streaming platform'...
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A dynamic duo of conventions scares up fun in Rosemont, ChicagoJul 31, 2022 7:00 am - A blockbuster double feature of summer conventions rolls into the Chicago area next weekend when C2E2 makes its annual visit to McCormick Place downtown and the horror-t...
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Widescreen: 'Stray,' aka the cat game, is a soothing, delightful diversionJul 28, 2022 6:00 am - Thousands of video games are just a few button pushes away, but truly fresh experiences are hard to come by. Last week's release of "Stray" changed that. Developed by a ...
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Movie shot in Long Grove headlines 'Christmas in July' eventJul 22, 2022 6:00 am - It's outdoor movie season at Brothers' Field, 344 Old McHenry Road, Long Grove, and the next two weekends include a musical twosome and a special “Christmas in July” eve...