Movies
-
Mamie Till depiction in 'Till' seen as tribute to Black female leaders
Oct 15, 2022 11:00 pm - Gwen Carr sat up straight in her seat as she heard lines of dialogue delivered by the actor portraying Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black ...
-
'Triangle of Sadness' a spiky social satire
Oct 14, 2022 6:00 am - “Triangle of Sadness” — ★ ★ ★ ½ The question of worth flows through Ruben Östlund's “Triangle of Sadness,” a handsomely grotesque satire about the guests and worker...
-
Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter's Hagrid, dies at 72
Oct 14, 2022 1:00 am - LONDON - Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series "Cracker" and the ge...
-
'Till' grippingly reorients an American tragedy
Oct 13, 2022 6:00 am - “Till” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Almost by default, filmmakers typically take a wide lens to historical moments like the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till. In reaching for a def...
-
In 'Tar,' Cate Blanchett is a maestro at work
Oct 13, 2022 6:00 am - “'Tár” - ★ ★ ★ “Time is the thing,” says Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) in Todd Fields' “Tár.” Lydia, a world-renown conductor, is explaining her art as more than wavi...
-
Widescreen: Where to stream Angela Lansbury's most beloved worksOct 11, 2022 11:00 pm - Some people seem like they'll be here forever ... until they're not. Happily, their voices and their magic will live on. Angela Lansbury, a multigenerational star of sta...
-
Wheaton-Glen Ellyn AAUW hosts third Lunafest film fest Oct. 15Oct 11, 2022 11:00 pm - The American Assocation of University Women-Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch invites the community to the third Lunafest Traveling Film Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15. This fun...
-
New to streaming this week: 'Halloween Ends,' 'Rosaline' and The 1975
Oct 11, 2022 6:00 am - Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Movies Is it ...
-
Downers Grove native makes it to the big screen Oct. 15 at the TivoliOct 10, 2022 11:00 pm - Nancy Gelband, a Downers Grove native, was 8 years old when she first walked into the majestic Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove. "Swiss Family Robinson" was on the big s...
-
'Amsterdam' and 'Lyle, Lyle' struggle, letting 'Smile' repeat
Oct 09, 2022 11:00 pm - David O. Russell's star-studded 1930s mystery "Amsterdam" flopped and the children's book adaptation "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile" debuted softly, allowing the horror thriller...