Movies
-
How a Downers Grove filmmaker turned being robbed into a 'success story'Mar 28, 2017 5:33 am - The first time Downers Grove filmmaker Matthew Aaron tried to take Los Angeles by storm, he nearly got blown away. He lived in his car for two months. One night while he...
-
How sketching a dying father led Daniel Clowes to his quirky new film 'Wilson'Mar 27, 2017 6:00 am - As Daniel Clowes' father lay there in the hospital, staring down his mortality, the son thought of the comic they had long shared. In the quiet bleakness, there was “Pea...
-
Are 'gay moments' in 'Beauty' and 'Power Rangers' progress?Mar 27, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - A hug. A wink. A dance. A non-answer. These are the so-called gay moments in a handful of recent high-profile studio movies that have sparked both rapturou...
-
'La La Land,' 'Beauty' putting musicals in the spotlight againMar 26, 2017 7:12 am - So, perhaps you've heard: "La La Land" didn't win best picture at the Oscars. But if every cloud has a silver lining, this one might be called golden: The Emma Stone-Rya...
-
'Beauty and the Beast' dances off with top box-office spot
Mar 26, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Not all reboots are created equal. This weekend at the box office, nostalgia-driven fare was everywhere, from "Beauty and the Beast" to "Power Rangers" and...
-
Ryan Gosling reflects on working with Malick, directing and that Oscar flubMar 25, 2017 7:15 am - Even amid the chaotic melee on the Dolby Theatre stage during the infamous best-picture Oscar flub, Ryan Gosling was typically unflappable. While most reacted with shock...
-
'Life' a suspenseful, satisfying sci-fi journeyMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - The film “Life” is a test-tube baby, born from a blend of old-school monster-movie DNA and state-of-the-art digital effects. At times silly — yet surprisingly satisfying...
-
Danny Boyle reflects on trippy 'Trainspotting' 20 years laterMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - It's been over 20 years since “Trainspotting” took audiences deep inside the alluring, unsettling world of young, Scottish, Iggy Pop-loving heroin junkies and director D...
-
Pena, Shepard take 'CHiPs' off the TV blockMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - Pena, Shepard let the 'CHiPs' fall Actor/director/writer Dax Shepard and Chicago actor Michael Pena breezed into the Windy City earlier this month to promote their new c...
-
Free spring break movies at Arlington Heights theaterMar 24, 2017 1:00 am - Paragon Theaters in downtown Arlington Heights is offering daily showings of free kids movies next week in conjunction with spring break at local schools. The movies, wh...