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See suburban artists at work when Wizard World returns to Rosemont
Aug 18, 2019 7:00 AM - The heart of any convention like Wizard World Chicago is Artist Alley, where you can chat with suburban creators and buy their work. The convention returns to Rosemont on Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 22-25.
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Ending a drought for R-rated comedies, 'Good Boys' is No. 1
Aug 18, 2019 2:01 PM - The raunchy coming-of-age tale about a trio of 12-year-olds "Good Boys" is the first R-rated comedy in the last three years to open No. 1 at the box office
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Q&A: Francis Ford Coppola on 'Apocalypse Now' 40 years later
Aug 18, 2019 6:00 AM - If filmmaking is a war, then "Apocalypse Now" was very nearly Francis Ford Coppola's Waterloo. The battles Coppola fought while making his 1979 epic nearly destroyed him. But 40 years later, "Apocalypse Now" has never looked so good. -
Constable: Grifters, grafters, govs and Blago leave Lincoln crying
Aug 17, 2019 4:38 PM - Filmmaker John Davies, who grew up in Wheaton, combines the fate of felonious former Gov. Rod Blagoevich and comedy in his new film, "Lincoln Is Crying." Using the fictional great-great-great-grandson of Abe Lincoln, the film uses humor to recap our state's long history of political corruption.
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Satisfying '47 Meters Down' sequel returns to shark-infested waters
Aug 16, 2019 6:00 AM - At the beginning of "47 Meters Down: Uncaged," four young women are given some pretty good advice before going out to sea: "Don't get eaten by a shark." It's advice, as you might expect, not all take. -
'Gwen' a pretty, but ho-hum period horror tale
Aug 16, 2019 10:25 AM - "Maleficent" actress Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake star in William McGregor's dark and murky, unsatisfying gothic drama "Gwen," about a family of three females struggling to survive mysterious occurences on the harsh, austere, 19th-century Welsh countryside.
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'Blinded by the Light' pays tribute to Springsteen and self-expression
Aug 15, 2019 6:00 AM - A Pakistani teen living with his strict Muslim family in England discovers the songs of Bruce Springsteen and the power of music in the warm, funny "Blinded by the Light." -
'Good Boys' stumble into raunchy (but sweet) comic misadventures
Aug 15, 2019 6:00 AM - The raunchy comedy "Good Boys" -- about sixth-graders caught up in an R-rated misadventure -- hits all the expected marks for vulgarity, but it's also kind of sweet thanks to young stars Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon and Keith L. Williams. -
'The Nightingale' offers grim, atmospheric tale of revenge
Aug 15, 2019 6:00 AM - An Irish convict in Tasmania seeks revenge against the ruthless British officer who destroyed her life in "The Nightingale," Jennifer Kent's unrelenting portrait of extreme suffering. -
Christ Church in Oak Brook offers free movie night Aug. 23
Aug 14, 2019 8:42 PM - Everyone is invited to Christ Church Oak Brook's auditorium for a family and friends movie night.
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