Movies
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Should you watch ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ about a family of Bigfoots? Not yetiApr 17, 2024 12:20 pm - “Sasquatch Sunset,” from filmmaking brothers David and Nathan Zellner, is a bewildering 90-minute, narrator-less and wordless experiment that's as audacious as it is infuriating.
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After Hours Film Society to show ‘Common Ground’ on Earth Day April 22Apr 18, 2024 12:01 pm - On Earth Day, the After Hours Film Society will present Josh and Rebecca Tickell’s 2023 documentary “Common Ground” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove.
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‘Civil War’ declares victory at the box office, toppling ‘Godzilla x Kong’Apr 18, 2024 12:01 pm - Alex Garland’s provocative “Civil War” didn’t only ignite the discourse. The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it surpassed expectations and earned $25.7 million in ticket sales in North America.
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What to stream this week: Conan O’Brien travels, ‘Migration’ soars and Taylor Swift will reignApr 12, 2024 4:46 pm - Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” album and Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver” landing on Netflix are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Nothing else like it in the area’: How local film buff got involved with, now leads AfterImage Film Festival in St. CharlesApr 10, 2024 12:09 pm - Andrew Carlin of St. Charles shares how he got involved with – and now leads -- the AfterImage Film Festival in St. Charles, which opened Thursday and runs through Sunday, April 14.
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Max’s Mission, KidsMatter to show ‘My Sister Liv’ April 23Apr 11, 2024 9:33 pm - Max's Mission and KidsMatter invite the community to a special showing of the 2022 documentary “My Sister Liv” on Tuesday, April 23, at Metea Valley High School in Aurora...
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Alice Rohrwacher’s tombaroli tale ‘La Chimera’ is pure magicApr 12, 2024 6:31 am - When we talk about “movie magic,” the first thing that comes to mind is often something like the bikes achieving liftoff in “E.T.” But it applies no less to Alice Rohrwacher’s wondrous “La Chimera,” a grubbily transcendent folk tale of a film that finds its enchantment buried in the ground.
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‘Food, Inc. 2’ revisits food system, sees reason for frustration and a little hopeApr 12, 2024 8:42 am - The makers of the influential 2008 documentary “Food, Inc.” never planned to make a sequel. But 16 years after that Oscar-nominated film, they’re back with “Food, Inc. 2.” What happened?
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Civil bore: Political ambiguity muddles hollow, violent cautionary dramaApr 10, 2024 4:49 pm - Armed with a timely premise, a high-caliber cast and forceful visuals, Alex Garland’s dystopian horror war road movie “Civil War” blunts its potential impact by posing unanswered questions and by disregarding pesky, relevant details.
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When are the 2025 Oscars? The Academy Awards announce date, sticking to early startApr 10, 2024 2:39 pm - The 97th Academy Awards will be held March 2, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.