Movies
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Schaumburg Park District to host Oscars Watch PartyJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Park District will host an Oscars Watch Party from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Schaumburg Tennis Plus, 1416 N. Payne Road in Schaumburg. Upon arri...
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Oscar catch-up: You can watch all five documentary nominees at homeJan 22, 2020 10:00 pm - Many film buffs try their hardest to see all the movies nominated for the best picture Oscar, or all the nominated performances, before Hollywood's big night. But knocki...
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Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77
Jan 22, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON — Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by a colleague as “the complete Renaissance comedian,” has died after a battle...
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Your guide to the superhero movies of 2020, from 'Birds of Prey' to 'Wonder Woman 1984'
Jan 21, 2020 5:00 am - This new year won't give us another “Avengers” movie, but there will still be plenty of superhero action on the big screen. Warner Bros. and DC Comics are releasing film...
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Green Screen Film Series to feature 'Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman' Jan. 27Jan 20, 2020 10:00 pm - Environmental Defenders of McHenry County's Green Screen Film Series continues with the 2017 documentary "Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman" on Monday, Jan. 27. Doors will open...
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'Bad Boys for Life' debuts so good with box office top spot
Jan 19, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Two "Bad Boys" were too good for one "Dolittle" at the box office. "Bad Boys for Life" starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence brought in $59 million in th...
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'Parasite,' 'Fleabag' star, 'Maisel' cast among SAG winnersJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - "Parasite" has officially infected this year's award season. Bong Joon Ho's Korean class satire became the first foreign language film to take top honors from the Screen...
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SAG Awards are like family for production manager from Buffalo GroveJan 18, 2020 12:00 am - To the public, the SAG Awards — airing Sunday — might look like just another movie and TV awards program. But production manager Adam Cohen, who grew up in Buffalo Grove...
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Separated by a lie, two sisters long to reconnect in 'Invisible Life'
Jan 17, 2020 6:00 am - “Invisible Life” — ★ ★ ★/h3> As Eurídice and Guida, the sisters at the heart of this measured-to-the-point-of-monotony (but ultimately deeply moving) tale of unre...
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'Les Misérables' gets contemporary update in France's passionate Oscar nominee
Jan 17, 2020 5:00 am - “Les Misérables” — ★ ★ ★ ½ First-time feature filmmaker Ladj Ly makes a galvanizing debut with “Les Misérables,” France's entry to the Academy Awards that was nomin...