Movies
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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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'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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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. -
'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. -
'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. -
'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." -
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. -
Cate Blanchett, Barrington teen shine in comic 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette'
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Liberty Theaters' struggles not bringing down suburbs' last drive-in
Aug 14, 2019 1:45 PM - While the future of the historic Liberty Theaters in downtown Libertyville remains very much in doubt, its struggles are having no impact in the suburbs' last drive-in theater, owned by the same family. -
Electrical problem darkens Batavia movie theaterAug 14, 2019 12:22 PM - An electrical problem has darkened the Randall 15 IMAX movie theater in Batavia.
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