Theaters go all in with holiday screenings this weekend
Film critics notebook:
• Final ballots are being tallied this weekend for the 2014 Chicago Film Critics Awards, to be announced Monday, Dec. 15. Go to dailyherald.com and chicagofilmcritics.org for updates.
• The animated “The Polar Express” will be shown free at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Fox Lake Theatre, 115 Town Centre Lane, Fox Lake. Go to classiccinemas.com.
• The animated “Arthur Christmas” will be shown at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St., Woodstock. Admission is $1. Santa will appear before the movie! Go to classiccinemas.com.
• “It's Wonderful Life” will be shown at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13-14, at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. Admission is $5. Go to classiccinemas.com.
• “The Grinch” will be shown free at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Elk Grove Theatre, 1050 Arlington Heights Road, Elk Grove Village. Santa will visit the theater before the movie starts. classiccinemas.com.
• “Elf” will be shown at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Charlestowne 18 Theatre, 3740 E. Main St., St. Charles. Admission is $1. Go to classiccinemas.com.
• Dann Gire's Reel Life column runs Fridays in the Daily Herald.