Movies
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Constable: After lost year, AfterImage Film Festival returns to big screen in St. CharlesSep 28, 2021 5:25 am - A couple of years ago, some dedicated film buffs in the Fox Valley hatched the ambitious idea of the AfterImage Film Festival, an annual event featuring critically accla...
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'Dear Evan Hansen' opens 2nd to 'Shang-Chi' at the box office
Sep 26, 2021 11:00 pm - "Dear Evan Hansen" may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a slow start at the box office in its first weekend in t...
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Constable: Cary history teacher's documentary highlights racial protestsSep 25, 2021 1:00 am - As a member of the class of 1999 at Cary-Grove High School, Nicholas Stange didn't own a camera, and cellphones were used strictly for conversations in those days. It w...
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Gyllenhaal, Fuqua on the van that made 'The Guilty' possible
Sep 24, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Jake Gyllenhaal was driving when a COVID-19 supervisor called and told him to pull the car over. This was in November 2020, when U.S. cases were skyrocketing ...
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A bumpy ride: Broadway hit 'Dear Evan Hansen' ages poorly in film transfer
Sep 23, 2021 6:00 am - “Dear Evan Hansen” - ★ ★ The journey from stage to screen, so often a perilous one, has been particularly bumpy for “Dear Evan Hansen.” The Broadway show, starring Ben P...
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Jake Gyllenhaal carries claustrophobic thriller 'The Guilty'
Sep 23, 2021 6:00 am - “The Guilty” — ★ ★ ★ An emergency dispatch center doesn't exactly sound like the most visually exciting place to set an entire film. But the technical limitation of...
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'Harry Potter' villain Tom Felton collapses at Ryder Cup celebrity matchSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - British actor Tom Felton, best known for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" movies, collapsed while playing a celebrity golf exhibitio...
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Widescreen: Didn't get to that secret Metallica show at Metro? Netflix has you covered.Sep 22, 2021 11:00 pm - That surprise Metallica show at Metro on Monday sure was great, wasn't it? OK, OK, I didn't go either. I couldn't get to Wrigleyville from the suburbs in time for a tick...
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Beloved 'Sex and the City' actor Willie Garson dies at 57
Sep 22, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, Carrie Bradshaw's friend on TV's "Sex and the City" and its movie sequels, has died, his son announced Tues...
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New to streaming this week: 'The Starling,' William Shatner and Billy Bob Thornton
Sep 21, 2021 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 • ...