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Few real-life scares for ‘The Conjuring 2’ star Patrick Wilson
LOS ANGELES — With “The Conjuring 2” (opening Friday), Patrick Wilson and Vera Fermiga return as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, now helping a single mom raising four kids in a North...
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Celebs around town: Michael Che, Kris Bryant, Chazz Palminteri
SEEN ON THE SCENE: Fans of “Saturday Night Live’s” Michael Che got a kick out of spying the “Weekend Update” co-anchor — hanging out at the Upstairs at the Virgin Chicago Hotel on Wabash the other...
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Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson: ‘Central Intelligence’ bashes bullies
NEW YORK — While Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart loved teaming up in the buddy action film “Central Intelligence” (opening June 17), they had a bigger reason for signing on to the project. “We both...
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A. Scott Berg’s Maxwell Perkins book is now ‘Genius’ film
For A. Scott Berg, the experience of having his first book — the National Book Award-winning “Maxwell Perkins: Editor of Genius” — turned into the film “Genius” has been a wonderful, decades-long...
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Hayden Rolence gives local voice to ‘Finding Dory’
When “Finding Nemo” was released in 2003, Hayden Rolence wouldn’t yet be born for about two years, so his parents never could have imagined their little boy would end up reprising the voice of Nemo in...
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Chicago’s Kevin Quinn has ‘Adventures in Babysitting’
Perhaps best-known for playing the popular hunk Xander on the summer camp-set Disney Channel series, “Bunk’d,” North Shore native Kevin Quinn is also starring in the 100th Disney Channel original...
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Stars spotted: Patti LuPone, Eddie Vedder, Steve Zahn
SEEN ON THE SCENE: The one-and-only Patti LuPone — in town co-starring with North Shore native Christine Ebersole in “War Paint” at the Goodman — dined at Harry Caray’s on Kinzie Monday night. “War...
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Elle Fanning consumed by world of modeling in ‘The Neon Demon’
For Elle Fanning, the biggest challenge of portraying Jesse in director and writer Nicolas Winding Refn’s “The Neon Demon” was making sure she didn’t reveal the character’s true nature too early in the...
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Chicago comedian Deon Cole juggles many gigs in his busy career
The phrase “busiest man in show biz” is overused, but Deon Cole might be a contender. The Chicago native’s jam-packed schedule includes his writing and performing jobs for Conan O’Brien’s daily “Conan”...
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Blake Lively loved ‘matching wits’ with shark in ‘The Shallows’
NEW YORK — When told her new film “The Shallows” (opening Friday) would have audiences “on the edge of their seats” in terror, Blake Lively said, “There were some moments at the premiere when people...
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In ‘Tarzan,’ Skarsgard found instant chemistry with Margot Robbie
LOS ANGELES — While Alexander Skarsgard had seen Margot Robbie in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” he hadn’t met his “The Legend of Tarzan” co-star “until I invited her over to dinner at my place a few...
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Jaume Collet-Serra says ‘Shallows’ most challenging film for him
NEW YORK — Though his film “The Shallows” is all about survival in the face of pretty tough odds, director Jaume Collet-Serra said he doubts he himself could achieve what his star Blake Lively’s...
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Scarlett Johansson charms Siskel Film Center crowd at gala
As Scarlett Johansson walked the red carpet Thursday night at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the actress remembered the only time she made a film here. “I actually did work in Chicago when I was 11 years old...
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Jonathan Kite returns to Niles North roots for new comedy show
For North Shore native Jonathan Kite, taping a new stand-up show at Niles North High School in Skokie — his alma mater — is one of the most natural things in the world. Those tapings will take place...
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Eli’s toasts Rosalynn & Jimmy Carter’s 70th anniversary
In a special nod to President Jimmy Carter’s ties to Georgia’s famed peanut farming, Chicago’s Eli’s Cheesecake baked-up a peanut butter cheesecake to celebrate the former president and his wife,...
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Adam Devine loved playing wacky brother in ‘Mike and Dave’
Considering Adam Devine co-stars with the always super-ripped Zac Efron in “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” Devine joked that he got into “the best shape in my life” to share scenes in which both...
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Lots of Chicago ties to film about 1920s screen queen Clara Bow
Chicago native David Silver and his Silver Bullet Entertainment production company has acquired the film rights to “Clara Bow: Runnin’ Wild,” David Stenn’s biography of arguably Hollywood’s first sex...
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Bryan Cranston goes deep undercover in ‘The Infiltrator’
LOS ANGELES — The difficult psychological aspects of “The Infiltrator” are what attracted Bryan Cranston to the role of a U.S. customs agent who went deep undercover to infiltrate the trafficking...
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Star sightings: Sting, Dustin Hoffman, Terrence Howard, Adele
SEEN ON THE SCENE: Fans of Sting were thrilled to spot the legendary entertainer dining at Gene & Georgetti’s River North restaurant — currently celebrating its 75th birthday. … While in Los...
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‘Ghostbusters’ star Melissa McCarthy recalls real ghostly moment
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Considering she stars in the new “Ghostbusters” film, it seemed right to ask Melissa McCarthy is she had ever witnessed a paranormal experience. The Plainfield native smiled and...
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