Movies
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Best Bets: 'Troll Hunt' continues at Morton ArboretumJul 08, 2020 6:00 am - Trolls outdoors Danish artist Thomas Dambo's “Troll Hunt” outdoor art installation continues through 2021 at the recently reopened Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route ...
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New this week: 'Stateless,' 'Palm Springs' and The Dalai Lama's first album
Jul 07, 2020 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 "The Ol...
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Classic Cinemas to close theaters againJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Classic Cinemas, which reopened its Illinois locations when the state entered Phase 4 of the coronavirus recovery plan in late June, will close theaters again this week....
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Catherine Deneuve gives a master class in acting in 'The Truth'Jul 03, 2020 11:00 am - Family may be the great subject of Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, but he doesn't draw straightforward portraits. In Kore-eda's hands, family is more malleable. He...
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Pop-up drive-in theaters are a fix for social-distanced moviegoingJul 03, 2020 11:00 am - McHenry Outdoor Theater owner Scott Dehn couldn't believe his eyes when he opened for the season on May 8. The last-remaining Chicago-area drive-in movie theater reopene...
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'The Outpost' makes for both riveting war film and cautionary tale
Jul 03, 2020 6:00 am - On Oct. 3, 2009, a group of soldiers stationed at an isolated base in the Hindu Kush endured what would become one of the bloodiest confrontations in the U.S. war in Afg...
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Naperville Park District's free summer events begin July 7Jul 03, 2020 1:00 am - Naperville Park District invites the community to enjoy three favorite summer outdoor events: "Children's Lunch Hour Entertainment," beginning Tuesday, July 7; "Concerts...
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COVID-friendly Fourth fun you can watch on TVJul 02, 2020 6:00 am - Here comes another big date on the calendar that won't be quite what we've come to expect from years past. Gone are the traditional suburban festivals and their firework...
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'John Lewis: Good Trouble' documentary feels propheticJul 02, 2020 6:00 am - Getting into “good trouble” is a guiding principle for John Lewis. It's not only OK, but necessary, to enact and inspire meaningful change. And it's not just rhetoric, ...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's joyous, soul-searing 'Hamilton' a big plus for Disney+Jul 02, 2020 6:00 am - Some day we will surely get a legitimately cinematic movie version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's joyously soul-searing Broadway musical "Hamilton," all rapped up in red, white...