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Opening Friday: Autobots, abortion and EDC

Here’s a look at this week’s new movies: “The German Doctor,” “Obvious Child,” “Transformers: Age of Extinction” and “Under the Electric Sky.”

‘Star Wars’ creator Lucas’ museum heading for Chicago

“Star Wars” creator George Lucas announced Tuesday that he has picked Chicago to host his much-anticipated museum of art and movie memorabilia, in a major victory for the nation’s third-largest city.

Experience EDC from a safe, dark room

“Under the Electric Sky” follows a Texas college student, a group of friends from Massachusetts, long-distance lovers, a man in a wheelchair, an engaged couple and a “rave family” as they travel to Las Vegas for the 2013 Electric Daisy Carnival.

Oldman apologizes for defending Gibson and Baldwin

Gary Oldman has apologized for defending fellow actors Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin from critics of their controversial remarks about Jews and gays.

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First teaser for new ‘Hunger Games’ is Capitol propaganda

The first teaser for the new “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” has hit the Web, and it gives nothing relating to new footage from the film, but it provides a lot by way of the story.

3 movie sequels that lived up to the hype

A recent fan-generated poll on www.rottentomatoes.com indicates that of the 10 most-anticipated movies this summer, six are sequels. With that in mind, here are three sequels that somehow managed to live up to the considerable hype.

 
Sneak peek at July movies

June is about to wrap up and that means it’s time to look forward to July releases, which is usually a huge month for studio tent poles, but this July is a bit of a let- down.

Sequels top weekend box office

The Las Vegas ensemble comedy “Think Like a Man Too” topped a slow weekend at the summer box office with $30 million, besting blockbuster holdovers from last week and Clint Eastwood’s new Four Seasons musical “Jersey Boys.”

Jersey Boy anew

Erich Bergen had the last laugh. Or maybe it was Clint Eastwood.

 
Movies with the same content but different MPAA ratings

It’s no secret that some of the ratings decisions from the MPAA can leave you scratching your head. We want to break down some movies that have nearly identical content but completely different ratings.

Not every actor wants to party on the Strip

When he’s in Las Vegas, “Think Like a Man Too” star Romany Malco says he prefers “a really nice turndown service” to a night in the clubs.

 
‘Jersey Boys’ fails to deliver excitement of stage version

In “Think Like a Man Too,” Friday’s other big release, one of the characters suggests that, instead of a wild bachelor party, everyone should make better use of the Strip and just go see “Jersey Boys.” Smart man.

‘The Signal’ looks pretty, feels unsatisfying

Two of the major plot turns in “The Signal” — a good-looking sci-fi thriller with more fashion sense than brains — hinge on misdirection involving simple arithmetic and spelling.

5 great under-the-radar movies on Netflix

With the weekend quickly approaching and the new releases in theaters leaving a little something to be desired, we thought we’d introduce you to some great flicks on Netflix.

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