Movies
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After Hours Film Society to feature 'Summer of '85' at the TivoliSep 08, 2021 11:00 pm - The After Hours Film Society is returning to in-person screenings at Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove. On Monday, Sept. 13, the 2020 French-Belgian mo...
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New to streaming this week: 'Kate,' 'Come From Away' and MTV's VMAs
Sep 07, 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 • ...
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'Shang-Chi' blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
Sep 05, 2021 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - On what's traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" smashed the record for Labor ...
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'Shang-Chi' blasts Labor Day records with $71.4M debut
Sep 05, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On what's traditionally one of the sleepiest weekends at the movies, the Marvel film 'œShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" smashed the record for ...
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Constable: Libertyville grad's look at Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X becomes a Netflix docSep 04, 2021 1:00 am - The highlight of Johnny Smith's personal sports history as a member of Libertyville High School's Class of 1999 might have been his final game as a varsity basketball pl...
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Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' jabs, flips Asian American film cliches
Sep 03, 2021 9:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Like a lot of Asian actors, Simu Liu has played the nameless guy who can do martial arts but inevitably loses out to a more skilled white guy. It was one o...
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'Top Gun: Maverick' flies to 2022 due to coronavirus surge
Sep 03, 2021 9:00 am - NEW YORK - Paramount Pictures on Wednesday postponed the release of "Top Gun: Maverick," sending another of the fall's top movies out of 2021 due to the rise in coronavi...
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Netflix film 'Worth' weighs personal, financial losses of 9/11
Sep 03, 2021 6:00 am - “Worth” — ★ ★ ★ “What is life worth?” asks Washington lawyer Kenneth J. Feinberg (Michael Keaton) in the opening scenes of the based-on-a-true-story drama “Worth,” ...
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Behind the Curtain: The October Newspaper Movie of the MonthSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - 'Born Yesterday' (1993) This is a remake of the 1950 original and stars Don Johnson as a newspaper reporter hired by a corrupt millionaire (played by John Goodman) to "s...
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Behind the Curtain: The November Newspaper Movie of the MonthSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - 'Straight Talk' In this 1992 comedy, James Woods plays a shark-toothed Chicago newspaper reporter out to expose a sudden radio talk show sensation played delightfully by...