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‘Simply astounding’: Howard Shore reflects on ‘Fellowship of the Ring’ score ahead of 25th anniversary shows at The Auditorium

By Dave Oberhelman
Mar 04, 2026 9:34 am - Award-winning composer Howard Shore discusses creating the score for “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” which will be performed by a full symphony along with a screening of the film during three shows March 13-14 at The Auditorium in Chicago.
Dueling documentaries illuminate the promise and perils of artificial intelligence

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
Mar 04, 2026 6:56 am - Artificial intelligence’s dystopian specter has spawned a pair of documentaries — “Deepfaking Sam Altman” and “The AI Doc” — dissecting a technology that’s depicted in the films as a ravenous parasite devouring humanity’s knowledge, creativity and empathy.
Film appreciation society hosts free screening of ‘The Ladykillers’ with Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers

By Sherri Anderson, Lake Park High School District 108
Mar 03, 2026 4:45 pm - Lake Park High School's Film Appreciation Society will screen the 1955 British dark comedy "The Ladykillers" on Wednesday, March 11. The 1955 film stars Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers as criminals posing as musicians who rent rooms from an elderly widow while planning a bank robbery.
What to stream: Harry Styles, ‘War Machine,’ Steve Carell, ‘Young Sherlock’ and Pokémon Pokopia

By The Associated Press
Mar 02, 2026 5:15 am - Harry Styles’ fourth solo album, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,” and Guy Ritchie’s detective series “Young Sherlock” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘Scream 7’ opens with a franchise-best $64.1 million in box-office win for Paramount

By JAKE COYLE
Mar 01, 2026 3:37 pm - “Scream” is still making a killing. Thirty years after the original slasher movie opened in theaters, “Scream 7” debuted with a franchise-best $64.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Chicago’s Jewish Film Festival opens March 7 with stories of hope, chutzpah and humanity

By Chris Lupella, JCC Chicago
Feb 27, 2026 11:05 pm - JCC Chicago's 13th annual Jewish Film Festival runs March 7-22, featuring 21 films including documentaries, dramas, and comedies with select Q and As. The festival has screened over 300 films and hosted more than 70,000 filmgoers throughout its history.
McHenry Outdoor Theater opens April 3; patrons can win galactic gaming opportunity

Daily Herald report
Feb 27, 2026 12:09 pm - When McHenry Outdoor Theater opens on April 3, patrons will have a chance to watch the new “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” and a shot at playing some Mario Bros. games on the theater’s 100-foot-wide, 5-story-tall screen.
The spring movie season is bloody. Here are 10 (mostly) fright-free flicks.

By Michael O'Sullivan
Feb 26, 2026 3:09 pm - For those of us looking for escape from real-world nightmares, here are 10 of the most anticipated — and mostly fright-free — new movies this spring.
It’s a quiet box office weekend as ‘GOAT’ edges ‘Wuthering Heights’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Feb 26, 2026 11:41 am - It was a battle of the holdovers at the North American box office this weekend, with the family-friendly film “GOAT” edging out the R-rated “Wuthering Heights.”
I scream, you scream, we all scream, but ‘Scream 7’ is an uninspired bore

By MARK KENNEDY
Feb 26, 2026 11:22 am - Early in “Scream 7,” in one of those blasts of the franchise’s signature, self-mocking irony, Neve Campbell is taunted for sitting out “Scream VI.” “It’s not the same without you,” she is told. Well, she’s back and ready to stop the Ghostface killer.

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