Dean’s Reviews: ‘The Call of the Wild’
WGN Entertainment Critic Dean Richards shares his weekend reviews.
View ArticleBox office goes ‘Sonic’ again but hears ‘Call of the Wild’
LOS ANGELES — The hedgehog edged the sled dog by a nose at the box office. “Sonic: The Hedgehog” zoomed to the top of the box office with a take of $26.3 million in its second weekend while audiences...
View ArticleDean’s Reviews: ‘The Secrets of My Success’
WGN Entertainment Critic Dean Richards reviews "The Secret of My Success", playing at Aurora's Paramount Theatre through March 29.
View ArticleMariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ hits No. 1 for the first...
Can it ever really be Christmas without Mariah Carey? The self-proclaimed “Queen of Christmas” has landed the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 for her famous holiday hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”...
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Cardi B gave her husband (a whole lot of) cash in a fridge for his birthday
**WARNING: The below video contains language that some viewers may consider offensive View this post on Instagram Little something something for the Birthday boy @offsetyrn Y O U A post shared by...
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Watch Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in first teaser for biopic ‘RESPECT’
On Friday, MGM posted a first look at Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in the new upcoming biopic, "RESPECT." The video description of the teaser trailer on YouTube, reads: "Following the rise of...
View Article‘Skywalker’ rises again; ‘Little Women’ go big at box office
LOS ANGELES — “Star Wars” was still rising in the last weekend of the year, while “Little Women” broke big at the box office. “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” brought in $72 million over the weekend...
View Article‘Murder Mystery’ tops Netflix’s most-popular titles of 2019
In a year of huge streaming hits, “Murder Mystery” topped Netflix’s most popular US releases list for 2019. The comedy movie beat out some impressive titles, including “Stranger Things 3,” “6...
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Lifetime returns to R. Kelly with a new powerful series
NEW YORK — Few TV documentary series can boast having a more powerful real world impact than “Surviving R. Kelly.” Though allegations of sexual abuse against minors followed R&B superstar R. Kelly...
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'1917' director Sam Mendes on how film was made as one continuous flowing shot
The director and actors of "1917" sat down with WGN's Dean Richards to talk about the film.
View Article2020 box office starts off with 'Star Wars' still on top
NEW YORK — The box office in 2020 started off where last year left off: with “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” still on top. After a historic year, the Walt Disney Co. opened the new year approaching one...
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Golden Globe winners 2020: See the full list
The 77th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in television and film, were presented Sunday. The full list of winners follows below. Television: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series...
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'Hamilton' star Miguel Cervantes ready to bring some 'Chicago fire' to Broadway
CHICAGO — The applause was deafening as the curtain fell on "Hamilton" for the last time in Chicago Sunday night at the CIBC Theatre downtown. At the center of the cast taking its final bow was star...
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‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ pokes fun of legal weed sales in Illinois...
Second City alum Stephen Colbert paid tribute to the new marijuana laws in Illinois and Chicago Tuesday night. The episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" opened with an 80-second sketch...
View ArticleJustin Bieber reveals he's battling Lyme disease
Justin Bieber has revealed he was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, an infection caused by bacteria commonly carried by ticks. Bieber, 25, shared the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday. “While...
View ArticleRush drummer Neil Peart dies at 67
Legendary drummer Neil Peart of Rush has died at the age of 67, according to the CBC and Rolling Stone. Peart died Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California from brain cancer according to...
View Article'1917' dethrones 'Star Wars' at the box office
A war movie once again topped the box office this weekend. However, this one was set in the trenches of World War I rather than a galaxy far, far away. “1917,” Universal’s intense and award-winning...
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Academy Award nominations 2020: See the full list of Oscar nominees
LOS ANGELES — Nominations for 92nd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning. The dark comic drama "Joker" led among nominated films with 11. "Ford v Ferrari," "The Irishman," "Jojo Rabbit,"...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen's son sworn in as Jersey City firefighter
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Bruce Springsteen’s son was sworn in Tuesday as a firefighter with the Jersey City Fire Department, along with 15 others. Sam Springsteen was joined by his famous father and mother,...
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