Movies
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'Joker' laughs its way to October box office record
Oct 06, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The filmmakers and studio behind "Joker" have reason to put on a happy face. Despite concerns over its violent themes and ramped up theater security, audie...
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Hollywood A-list hits red carpet at Tyler Perry's new studioOct 05, 2019 1:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Tyler Perry officially christened his massive new film studio Saturday, beaming as his fellow entertainment industry luminaries descended on Atlanta and s...
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'Joker' sets October box-office record for Thursday showings
Oct 04, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Joker" is getting the first laugh on its debut weekend, scoring an October box-office record with $13.3 million earned in Thursday night showings. Wa...
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Streep, Soderbergh on the rallying cry of 'The Laundromat'Oct 04, 2019 6:00 am - TORONTO - Meryl Streep is describing "the Darwinism of the moment" and not just because her latest film, the Steven Soderbergh-directed Panama Papers satire "The Laundro...
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Joaquin Phoenix on 'Joker' weight loss, dance and De NiroOct 04, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Joaquin Phoenix has been widely praised for his transformative portrayal of the man who becomes the Joker in the new film. Although he doesn't like to talk...
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Tyler Perry believes his studio rivals Hollywood's bestOct 03, 2019 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry remembered shedding tears when he saw an Atlanta highway exit bearing the name of his television and film studio for the first time. The actor-...
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'Woman Who Loves Giraffes' coming to Fermilab Oct. 11Oct 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series will offer the movie "The Woman Who Loves Giraffes" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, in Ramsey Auditorium, off Pine Street in Batavia. Ticket...
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'Lucy in the Sky' mostly muddles tabloid-inspired love-triangle taleOct 03, 2019 6:00 am - “Lucy in the Sky” - ★ ★ The words “inspired by real events” are some of the first you see on screen in “Lucy in the Sky.” But that loose tie to reality becomes more of ...
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Soderbergh's 'The Laundromat' makes a mess of sordid financial farceOct 03, 2019 6:00 am - “The Laundromat” - ★ Hollywood often has a fraught time trying to depict Wall Street venality. It's understandable: Complex financial securities don't easily translate ...
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See silent horror-comedy film Oct. 8 at the ArcadaOct 02, 2019 11:00 pm - The Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St. in St. Charles, continues its "Silent Film Night" series with a screening of the 1927 silent horror-comedy film "The Cat and the Cana...