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Hollywood heavyweights voice ‘unequivocal opposition’ to Paramount-Warner merger in open letter

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 13, 2026 2:56 pm - More than a thousand movie stars, writers, directors and other Hollywood professionals announced their “unequivocal opposition” to the proposed Paramount merger with Warner Bros. Discovery in an open letter published Monday.
What to stream: ‘Beef,’ Zayn Malik, ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ Glen Powell and Elle Fanning

Apr 13, 2026 5:15 am - Sadie Sandler starring in the Netflix comedy “Roommates” and fresh tunes from Zayn Malik are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ rockets to $629 million worldwide at the box office

By LINDSEY BAHR
Apr 12, 2026 11:36 am - “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” enjoyed otherworldly success at the box office in its second weekend in theaters.
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are razor-sharp in art comedy ‘The Christophers’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Apr 10, 2026 9:49 am - “The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants nothing to do with them or the uncompleted works that would surely command an astronomical price tag.
Halle Bailey seeks romance in the hills in frothy ‘You, Me & Tuscany’

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Apr 09, 2026 2:21 pm - Weightless luggage is a perfect metaphor for “You, Me & Tuscany,” directed by Kat Coiro, a movie as frothy and insubstantial as the foam on a nice cappuccino. It’s also about as believable as some of the woefully stereotypical Italian characters here.
‘Exit 8’ is the video game adaptation to see right now

By JAKE COYLE
Apr 09, 2026 5:15 am - Hallways, generally speaking, are not places you want to be in the movies. But “Exit 8,” a new film by the Japanese director Genki Kawamura, lands in a hallway and stays there.
Jittery, edgy and magnetic, Riz Ahmed takes ‘Hamlet’ for a spin

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Apr 09, 2026 5:15 am - “Hamlet” is a pared-down, engaging, if spotty, rendering of the world’s most famous play. Jittery, tense, fast-talking and always on edge, this is a Hamlet, above all, in a rush.
Marilyn Monroe classic ‘Some Like It Hot’ coming to Roselle April 15

By Sherri Anderson, Lake Park High School District 108
Apr 08, 2026 11:22 am - Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society will show the 1959 Billy Wilder comedy "Some Like It Hot" on April 15, featuring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in a story about the two musicians hiding from the mob in an all-girl band headed by Marilyn Monroe.
Best bets: The New Philharmonic concludes its season and Lyric celebrates ‘Mary Poppins’

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 08, 2026 8:30 am - The New Philharmonic concludes its season at the MAC, the Lyric Opera Orchestra performs the score to “Mary Poppins,” and Giordano Dance Chicago premieres three new works this week.
Schaumburg sponsors annual festival of student filmmakers’ work Friday and Saturday

By Eric Peterson
Apr 06, 2026 10:50 am - The work of student filmmakers from near and very, very far will be showcased Friday and Saturday at Schaumburg’s 19th annual Screen Test Student Fest at the newly rechristened Al Larson Cultural Center.

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