Movies
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Box office top 20: 'Suicide Squad' dominates with $133.7M
Aug 08, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - DC Comics flashed the box-office might of Marvel at the weekend box office, where its "Suicide Squad" set a record for an August debut with $133.7 millio...
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See Michael Moore's film 'Where to Invade Next' Friday in ElginAug 07, 2016 11:00 pm - See Michael Moore's 2015 documentary "Where to Invade Next" at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren, 783 W. Highland Ave. in Elgin. Light...
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In 'Gleason,' filmmaker Clay Tweel follows an unintentional hero's journeyAug 07, 2016 7:22 am - WASHINGTON - Clay Tweel is a collector of oddballs. The Charlottesville, Virginia, native got his start in filmmaking as an assistant location manager for an obscure 200...
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How Viola Davis shaped her powerful 'Suicide Squad' roleAug 07, 2016 7:16 am - LOS ANGELES - When Viola Davis started looking into the role of Amanda Waller, the shadowy government agent who assembles the so-called Suicide Squad in this summer's la...
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'Suicide Squad' sets August opening record with $135.1M
Aug 07, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The supervillain romp "Suicide Squad" shrugged off scathing reviews to open with an estimated $135.1 million in North American ticket sales, scoring one of th...
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How Margot Robbie became Harley Quinn for 'Suicide Squad'Aug 06, 2016 7:15 am - Margot Robbie was almost where she needed to be. Prior to beginning filming on “Suicide Squad,” the Australian actress had just about completed her transformation into H...
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'Suicide Squad' scores record $20.5 million Thursday night
Aug 05, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The baddies of "Suicide Squad" are getting pummeled by critics, but they're fighting back at the box office. The film took in an estimated $20.5 milli...
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Yanni is awesome. Yes, that Yanni.Aug 05, 2016 6:00 am - You know his singular moniker. You know his long, flowing hair. You know he plays something like 15 keyboards at once. He is Yanni. And last weekend, I found out that he...
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They're all back: 'Big Trouble,' Dann & Raymond, Flashback horror conventionAug 04, 2016 6:30 am - • Join me at the opening night festivities for the Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention. The event runs Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Crowne Plaz...
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'Gleason' documentary takes an inspirational look at football player with ALSAug 04, 2016 6:15 am - If you were told you had a crippling terminal illness, how would you choose to live out the rest of your life? In the case of Steve Gleason - a former football player di...