Alexander Skarsgård, always up for any kind of particularly sexy challenge, plays the titular husband in “Wicker,” woven by a skilled Basket Maker (Peter Dinklage), at the behest of a lonely Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman), who lives in a terribly strange little village in a sort of vaguely medieval era.
Halloween is on Saturday, Oct. 31, and over 100 towns in the suburbs have set trick-or-treating hours. Some towns also are hosting downtown trick-or-treating events.
Hugh’s Chophouse, a Chicago-style steakhouse coming to downtown Arlington Heights, is months away from opening at 9 N. Vail Ave. The 196-seat, 6,300-square-foot restaurant is now undergoing village inspections.
Halloween is fast approaching and JoJo’s ShakeBAR in Naperville and Chuck E. Cheese locations have fun in store for all ages. Plus, a new Lou Malnati’s is opening in St. Charles and Elgin Community College is hosting a six-course benefit wine dinner.
In order to find the best comparison to “Clayface” — the new Warner Bros. DC Universe installment — we have to go back to 1990, to Sam Raimi’s “Darkman,” starring Liam Neeson. Both films are about men who are attacked by mobsters and brutally disfigured. They both engage in risky treatment in hopes of recovering, but embark on quests of vengeance that turn them into monsters.
Kelly O’Brien brings her Dolly Parton tribute to the Al Larson Cultural Center, The New Philharmonic celebrates Scottish music at The MAC, Kohl Children’s Museum opens an exhibition dedicated to promoting kindness, and actor David Arquette talks all things “Scream” at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre.
Mark your calendar for Naper Settlement’s Howlin’ at the Moon, Batavia’s BatFest, Grayslake Fall Fest, pumpkin fests, haunted houses and Halloween events throughout the suburbs this weekend.