Movies
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Oscar funnyman to show: Play up envelope mess, not harassersFeb 18, 2018 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Put comedy writer Bruce Vilanch on the spot by asking if he has a political gag suitable for the Oscars, and he makes a game try. "There's probably a joke ...
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Q&A: Chadwick Boseman on his own personal WakandaFeb 17, 2018 6:30 am - NEW YORK - No one is more at the epicenter of the watershed pop-culture moment that is "Black Panther" than Chadwick Boseman, the Panther himself. Boseman has the relaxe...
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'Black Panther' scores mighty $25.2 million Thursday debut
Feb 16, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Black Panther" is well on its way to a record-making weekend at the North American box office. The Walt Disney Co. estimates Friday that the superher...
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Delightfully animated 'Early Man' falls prey to lack of originalityFeb 15, 2018 5:00 am - “Early Man” - ★ ★ ½ Pixar has its “Cars.” Now Aardman Animations has its “Early Man.” Both movies come from innovative, world-class filmmaking institutions known for th...
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Widescreen: Remarkable 'Florida Project' depicts a little-known facet of American lifeFeb 15, 2018 5:00 am - At the end of the month, my family will make its annual pilgrimage to Walt Disney World. For a week, we'll relax in our French Quarter-themed hotel, indulge in Citrus Sw...
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Ryan Coogler ascends to the top with 'Black Panther'Feb 15, 2018 5:00 am - Ryan Coogler was feeling overwhelmed by "Black Panther." It was only his third feature film and, at just 30-years-old, he was making it with Hollywood's most powerful st...
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Stu Ainsworth leads list of Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame inducteesFeb 14, 2018 10:00 pm - The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame has announced its six newest inductees. The Class of 2018 includes Sterling (Stu) Ainsworth, Bobbie Brown, Frank Catalano, William LaBa...
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Marvel's 'Black Panther' leaps to front of superhero action fantasiesFeb 14, 2018 10:00 am - “Black Panther” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Ryan Coogler's bold, politically charged “Black Panther” represents a whole new animal in the Marvel Comics movie menagerie of superheroes, a d...
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French film 'Double Lover' doubles down on erotic mysteryFeb 14, 2018 8:00 am - "Double Lover" - ★ ★ ½ Just in time for St. Valentine's Day: an erotic mystery that opens with a micro-closeup of a woman's most intimate chamber morphing into a sidewa...
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Meet the mom behind #WhatBlackPantherMeansToMe
Feb 14, 2018 12:00 am - Black Girl Nerds was on to something again. The site, a place created to give women of color a place to express themselves, was popping with chatter on its Slack channel...