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Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89

By JILL LAWLESS
Sep 27, 2024 8:28 am - Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey," has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 89.
Native sports drama ‘Rez Ball’ follows formula but wins out with heart and poignancy

By JOCELYN NOVECK
Sep 26, 2024 1:59 pm - A scrappy young team of underdogs — in both sports and life — must find a way to unite and win that big championship in Netflix’s “Rez Ball.” While formula, that doesn’t mean your heart won’t be caught up in this deeply felt, poignantly told story from Navajo country.
Visually stunning, emotionally powerful, ‘The Wild Robot’ is everything

By MARK KENNEDY
Sep 26, 2024 5:30 am - In the opening scenes of “The Wild Robot,” a chirpy metal android with a state-of-the-art processing unit wanders around a forest asking confused animals if it can help them. “Did anyone order me?” it asks. We did, it turned out.
A very fable genius: Coppola’s crazy, baffling film still a pure cinematic delight

By Dann Gire
Sep 25, 2024 1:39 pm - Francis Ford Coppola poured four decades of frustration, compromise, stress and hope into every frame of “Megalopolis.” The result is a joyous, artistic mess.
Award-winning entertainer Daryl Nitz hosts 16th annual Elgin Short Film Festival Oct. 5

Submitted by Dave Gallagher
Sep 24, 2024 5:42 pm - The Elgin Short Film Festival will celebrate its 16th year at the Hemmens Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, with live in-theater and at-home virtual screenings.
Best Bets: Jack O’Lantern World, ‘AGT’ vets Malevo, The Capitol Fools and more

By Barbara Vitello
Sep 23, 2024 3:33 pm - The Halloween extravaganza Jack O’Lantern World opens in Lake Zurich, plus the McAninch Arts Center welcomes Argentinean dance ensemble and “America’s Got Talent” veterans Malevo and political satirists The Capitol Fools.
Will Ferrell hits the road with an old new friend in ‘Will & Harper’

By Jen Yamato
Sep 23, 2024 12:32 pm - A road trip across the United States turns into a testament to self-acceptance and allyship in the tender, heartfelt documentary “Will and Harper,” in which Will Ferrell and longtime pal Harper Steele, who has recently come out as trans, embark on a cross-country quest.
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares off ‘Transformers’ for third week as box office No. 1

By ANDREW DALTON
Sep 23, 2024 6:48 am - It’s a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with $26 million in ticket sales.
What to Stream: Ellen, Will & Harper, a Legend of Zelda game and two Ryan Murphy TV series

By The Associated Press
Sep 23, 2024 5:30 am - What Ellen DeGeneres says is her last comedy special landing on Netflix and George Clooney and Brad Pitt starring in a sleek, New York City caper are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Bensenville’s ‘Noche de Película’ to feature ‘A Million Miles Away’ Sept. 21

By Paul Palian, Bensenville Park District
Sep 20, 2024 3:30 pm - The Bensenville Park District announced its final installment of the summer “Movie in the Park” series, “Noche de Película,” featuring the real-live adventure “A Million Miles Away.”

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