Movies
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Major guilds announce film nominees, clarifying Oscar field
Jan 27, 2022 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Hopes that a few of last year's biggest box-office hits, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "No Time to Die," might join the best-picture Oscar race were dealt a b...
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New to streaming this week: 'Ice Age,' Kevin James and 'The Gilded Age'
Jan 25, 2022 5:00 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 • "Ice ...
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Caring in Action: DanceOn of Naperville encourages kids to do what they love through scholarships, advocacyJan 25, 2022 5:00 am - Caring in Action: DanceOn of Naperville encourages kids to do what they love through scholarships, advocacy
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South Barrington movie theater to reopen under different operatorJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - A recently closed South Barrington movie house that offered dining service will reopen this year under new management. The former iPic Theaters at 100 W. Higgins Road, i...
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'Spider-Man' comes back swinging, takes No. 1 from 'Scream'
Jan 23, 2022 10:00 pm - After spending one weekend in second place, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" proved it still had some fight left. Sony's superhero juggernaut swung back to first place in its s...
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Cloying 'The King's Daughter' is truly a royal, watery mess
Jan 20, 2022 10:00 pm - “The King's Daughter” - Zero stars Once upon a time there was a film that didn't know what it was. A romantic comedy? Perhaps. A period drama? A fairy tale? A tween fant...
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Netflix's slight confection 'The Royal Treatment' a generic modern fairy tale
Jan 20, 2022 8:00 am - “The Royal Treatment” - ★ ½ In the new Netflix movie “The Royal Treatment,” the chief of staff for the prince of a fictional European country accidentally calls a...
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Animated doc 'Flee' tells young refugee's journey
Jan 20, 2022 5:00 am - “Flee” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when he encountered a new face on a local train in his sleepy Danish town. It was the kind of place where immigr...
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'Jockey' is a winner for Clifton Collins Jr.
Jan 20, 2022 5:00 am - “Jockey” - ★ ★ ½ Clifton Collins Jr. has made a career out of being a supporting player. Even if the average moviegoer might not know his name, you know his face and his...
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Edward James Olmos to speak at Judson University in ElginJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - Actor Edward James Olmos will be this year's guest speaker when the Judson University World Leaders Forum brings back its Inspirational Series on April 8. Olmos, known f...