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George (Elliott Heffernan), whose single mother has made the anguished decision to send him to the countryside with thousands of other schoolchildren fleeing the Blitz, decides he’s going to find his way back home in “Blitz.”

Steve McQueen’s WWII drama ‘Blitz’ is more unconventional than it appears

“Blitz,” set in London during World War II, might technically be Steve McQueen’s first war movie. But struggle and survival has long marked the filmmaker’s tough and tortured work. In this film, a 9-year-old boy fights to get back home after being sent to safety in the countryside.

Like a human spider, a religious scholar (Hugh Grant) lures two Mormon missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) into his web of deceit in the thriller “Heretic.”

Hugh Grant diabolically good as a villainous scholar in religious thriller ‘Heretic’

Once two missionaries (Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher) settle in to discuss religion with Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant) in the religious thriller “Heretic,” the directors turn him into a congenial spider that has us —along with his guests — in his tightly crafted web.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Mandy Patinkin and his wife and fellow actor/writer Kathryn Grody share stories from their personal and professional lives during “A Conversation With Kathryn Grody & Mandy Patinkin” at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.

Best Bets: Patinkin, Grody at the MAC, Maniscalco at United Center, Winkler in Woodstock

Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody share personal stories at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, Sebastian Maniscalco headlines Chicago’s United Center, and Henry Winkler chats about his life at the Woodstock Opera House.

The rifle salute during last year’s Veterans Day ceremony outside the St. Charles fire station.

Things to do Nov. 8-14: Veterans Day events, Chicago Toy & Game Fair and more

Mark your calendar for Veterans Day observances throughout the suburbs, the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Brew It Forward in Wheaton, violinist Rachel Barton Pine performing with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra and more happening this week.

Lupe Fiasco will perform on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Salt Shed in Chicago.

Concerts Nov. 8-14: Lupe Fiasco, Night Ranger, Modest Mouse and more

Upcoming concerts this week include Night Ranger, Lupe Fiasco, Latto, Modest Mouse, Funkadesi and more.

Eddie V’s is opening soon in Oak Brook, bringing seafood specialties like their Chilean sea bass steamed Hong Kong style.

Dining out: Eddie V’s debuts in Oak Brook, Thanksgiving turkey pizza and more

Eddie V’s seafood and steak restaurant is opening in Oak Brook, while Pinstripes and Kings want you to bowl a turkey for a good cause. Plus, you can start your Thanksgiving dining early with a slice of turkey pizza at Frato’s in Schaumburg.

Lucy (Brittany Bradford) plays guitar to attract the attention of the traveling blues musician Leroy (Jon Michael Hill) in the world premiere of Ngozi Anyanwu's “Leroy and Lucy” at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.

Steppenwolf’s ‘Leroy and Lucy’ beguilingly reinvents a blues myth

Mythologies inevitably build up around innovative artists who become legends beyond their lifetimes. Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu is astutely aware of this in her entrancing world-premiere play “Leroy and Lucy” for Steppenwolf Theatre.