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Breaking Norms with The Bride!
The Blues Brothers once sang, “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love,” and that is one of the themes of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride. Frankenstein, Christian Bale, is lonely. After being alive for almost a hundred years, he wants to experience something he has never had: Companionship. On the flip side, Ida/The Bride, Jessie Buckley, is a…
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Learning the Importance of Nature with Hoppers
You often hear the phrase ‘Go outside and touch grass,” said online. With many of the happenings going on in our world, doing that is a way to recenter yourself or step away from the screen for a while. What many feel is that by getting back to nature, you realize that you can enjoy…
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ACE Eddie Winners Announced at the 76th Annual Eddie Awards
February 27, 2026 – The 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced winners LIVE at UCLA’s Royce Hall recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, documentaries, and for the first time in ACE Eddies history, shorts and digital content. The ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year…
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Free Admission for Locals to 360 CHICAGO to Celebrate Chicago’s 189th Birthday
360 CHICAGO, the iconic 94th floor observation deck at 875 N. Michigan Ave, will celebrate the City of Chicago’s 189th birthday on Wednesday, March 4 by once again granting free general admission to Chicago residents from Saturday, Feb. 28 through Friday, March 6. The observation deck’s CloudBar will also put a birthday twist on their…
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Revisiting the Bride in Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
A little backstory on my relationship with the Kill Bill series. I used to study Gung-Fu in my younger days. My interest in the martial arts was pretty high. When The Matrix came out, I felt like this was the movie that I had been waiting for my entire life. While watching Jackie Chan, Jet…
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Seeing Elvis on Stage again is EPiC
There is a moment during his rehearsal when Elvis Presley goes into singing “Something” by The Beatles. It is interesting to see because many people think the two acts come from different eras. Seeing Elvis sing this song and talk about his respect for the group is great. In Baz Luhrmann’s documentary/concert film EPiC (Elvis…
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The Last Stronghold added to EXP Rosemont Experiences
Last September, my son and I were able to experience the opening of EXP Rosemont. The experience was so amazing that we told all our friends about it. Now, a new experience has been added for families to check out! Infinity Experiences is taking audiences on an epic new adventure at EXP Rosemont with the…
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A Bizarre Love Story is Wuthering Heights
In a recent interview with Fandango, director Emerald Fennell was asked about the quotation marks on the title of her latest movie, “Wuthering Heights”. She answered, “There’s a version that I remembered reading that isn’t quite real. And there’s a version where I wanted stuff to happen that never happened. And so it is Wuthering…
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Stopping AI in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a crazy ride to save the future with some fun acting by the cast.
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Staying After School with Teacher’s Pet
From the second Teacher’s Pet begins, you know that Luke Barnett’s Mr. Heller is not a good guy. The opening scene attacks you with a startling image and continues to show you images of the horror that has just transpired. If you thought from the title that Teacher’s Pet was going to be a student/teacher…
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