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New to streaming this week: 'Interceptor,' Post Malone and 'Fire Island'
May 31, 2022 6:00 AM - "This is Going to Hurt" premieres June 2 on AMC+, the film "Interceptor" debuts June 3 on Netflix and the rom-com "Fire Island" starts streaming on Hulu on June 3.
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'Top Gun: Maverick' wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 million opening
May 30, 2022 10:25 AM - Forget breaking the sound barrier: Tom Cruise just flew past a major career milestone. The 59-year-old superstar just got his first $100 million opening weekend with "Top Gun: Maverick."
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'Top Gun' and Tom Cruise return to the danger zone
May 29, 2022 7:30 AM - At the box office, the original "Top Gun" nearly reached "Star Wars" proportions. It was the No. 1 film of 1986, a rocket-boosted, testosterone-fueled sensation that established the then 24-year-old Tom Cruise as a major star. And almost four decades later, and after sitting on the shelf for two years due to the pandemic, "Top Gun: Maverick" is flying full throttle into a new world.
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Amateurs strut their stuff on NBC's 'Dancing With Myself'May 29, 2022 7:30 AM - NBC's "Dancing With Myself" isn't necessarily all about skill. But it can be a distinct advantage. That's the take-away from the eight-episode competition series that premieres Tuesday, May 31, in which 12 contestants vie in five rounds of high-energy dance challenges that test their creativity, improvisational skills and ability to learn dances from celebrity creators Shakira, Nick Jonas and Liza Koshy.
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Adam Conover's 'G Word' is funny crash course in government
May 28, 2022 6:00 AM - Adam Conover is certain that laughing and thinking at the same time is both possible and downright synergistic. He tested the approach in "Adam Ruins Everything." And now he's back with "The G Word" -- that's "G" for government -- a six-episode Netflix series now streaming that's aptly described as a comedy-documentary hybrid.
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'Obi-Wan Kenobi': A guide to the new 'Star Wars' series
May 27, 2022 10:25 AM - The Jedi master "Obi-Wan Kenobi" gets his own moment in the suns with a new six-part Disney+ series starring Ewan McGregor that premieres Friday, May 27.
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Classic movies, live music: Des Plaines Theatre hosts silent film series
May 26, 2022 8:35 AM - The Des Plaines Theatre will become a virtual time machine on the third Wednesday of every month beginning in June with its new Silent Film Classics series. Plus, how you can watch many Charlie Chaplin classics at home.
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A fun summer mystery with the 'Bob's Burgers' crew
May 26, 2022 6:00 AM - Fans of "Bob's Burgers" will find a lot to savor in the long-awaited big-screen adaptation of the Fox comedy about the oddball Belcher family. "The Bob's Burgers Movie" feels very much like the quirky show -- just on a supersized scale, which is all it needed to be.
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Visceral visuals, soaring soundtrack, flashy edits save flighty 'Maverick'
May 31, 2022 8:41 AM - A testosterone tribute to arrested adolescence, "Top Gun: Maverick" presents a fantasy world of flashy video game thrills accompanied by an adrenalized retro rock 'n' roll soundtrack, along with a cast of Hollywood stock characters, including the return of Tom Cruise as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.
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New to streaming this week: Dinosaurs, Def Leppard and 'The Responder'
May 24, 2022 6:00 AM - The five-part series "Prehistoric Planet" debuted Monday on Apple TV+, "Diamond Star Halos," Def Leppard's 12th studio album, gets released this week, and "The Responder," a series on Britbox starring Martin Freeman, debuts Tuesday.
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