Entertainment
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‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ tells a story of loss that you cannot unhear
Jan 10, 2026 9:37 am - The new film by Oscar-nominated Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania appears to open with a blurred view of a moonlit horizon and the hiss of a busy sea — but it doesn’t. This hint of horizon is a deception, and what we’re actually looking at is the sound of the call at the core of “The Voice of Hind Rajab.”
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Directors Guild nominates Anderson, Coogler, del Toro, Safdie and Zhao for its top prize
Jan 10, 2026 9:25 am - Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Chloé Zhao and Josh Safdie have been nominated for the Directors Guild’s top prize. The organization announced feature film and first-time director nominees Thursday for the 78th annual Directors Guild Awards.
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Hollywood stars gather for an all-winners celebration at the American Film Institute Awards
Jan 10, 2026 9:07 am - f the American Film Institute Awards stands for anything, it’s that everyone in the room — from Leonardo DiCaprio and Ryan Coogler to Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande — leaves feeling like a winner.
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‘Winter Lights at Central Park’ concludes a record-breaking seasonJan 09, 2026 5:25 pm - The "Winter Lights at Central Park" event welcomed over 70,500 visitors for its inclusive and accessible holiday light display. It raised over $7,500 in donations for the People's Resource Center and the Oak Brook Park District Foundation.
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Producers Guild nominees include ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Weapons’
Jan 09, 2026 1:38 pm - “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners” and “Marty Supreme” scored another pivotal nomination from the Producers Guild. The Producers Guild of America on Friday named 10 nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award, their top prize and a reliable Oscar best picture bellwether.
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‘Tall mugs of beer’: Fatpour Tap Works wooing Mount ProspectJan 09, 2026 8:20 am - Downtown Mount Prospect could soon welcome a new player on its tavern scene south of the Metra station — with a novel twist.
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Sarah Jessica Parker receives Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award and Helen Mirren gets DeMille prize
Jan 09, 2026 8:16 am - Matthew Broderick presented his wife of nearly 30 years Sarah Jessica Parker with the Golden Globes’ Carol Burnett Award for a life of achievement in television at Golden Eve, a ceremony that also added Helen Mirren to the list of legends that have won the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
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Taylor Swift leads 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations
Jan 09, 2026 7:59 am - Pledge allegiance to her hands, her team, her vibes: Taylor Swift once again leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominees with nine. She's followed by Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Alex Warren, who are tied with eight each.
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In ‘The Chronology of Water,’ Imogen Poots found a great role, and a best friend in Kristen Stewart
Jan 08, 2026 4:10 pm - Imogen Poots has been thinking about a Sam Shepard quote: “People here have become the people they’re pretending to be.” For Poots, Shepard’s words somehow get to the heart of it all: the disorienting paradox of attempting to work as an artist in a big industry like Hollywood and preserving your soul in the process.
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‘Greenland 2: Migration’ is an unmemorable sequel with newsy title
Jan 08, 2026 2:43 pm - “Greenland 2: Migration,” a serviceable but rather low-key, even grim affair starring a sturdy, understandably melancholy Gerard Butler, would make anyone want to get the heck out of Greenland.