Movies
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Will game-changing films like 'Warcraft' render American audiences irrelevant?Jun 14, 2016 5:35 am - Sorry, America, but "Warcraft" is just not that into you. Oh, it might seem that it was the North American market that largely spurned the domestic debut of the film bas...
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Aurora 12-year-old gives voice to Nemo in 'Finding Dory'Jun 14, 2016 1:00 am - Hayden Rolence stands triumphantly in a giant window at Chicago's The James Hotel, his arms outstretched as if to give the entire world a big hug. “I'm not going to stan...
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Box office top 20: 'The Conjuring 2' tops 'Warcraft'
Jun 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - In a trio of debuts, the horror sequel "The Conjuring 2" bested the video-game adaptation "Warcraft" and the magic caper "Now You See Me 2" at the weekend box...
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'Conjuring 2' scares up $40.4M, breaking sequel slump
Jun 12, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The recent slump of sequels at the box office finally caught a break with "The Conjuring 2," a horror sequel that topped weekend theaters with an estimated $4...
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Surprise billion-dollar hit 'Zootopia' comes homeJun 12, 2016 7:00 am - Not surprisingly, "Captain America: Civil War" is 2016's box office champ so far with worldwide receipts of $1.1 billion and counting. But you might be surprised to lear...
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'Princess Shaw' doc a feel-good piece about strangers, shared artJun 10, 2016 6:00 am - For every YouTuber who hits it big, there are countless others vlogging into the void, with nothing but a few page views to show for their efforts. How does someone even...
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Reel life: There was much rejoicing for 40 years of 'Holy Grail'Jun 10, 2016 5:00 am - • I've never heard of a “Sing-Along Quote-Along” movie celebration before, but the After Hours Film Society will throw one for the 40th anniversary of the cult comedy “M...
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Many movies and concerts planned for Mount ProspectJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - Capannari Ice Cream has a lengthy lineup of events planned for this summer, when it is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The kickoff event of its Concert in the Park ser...
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Watch a screening of the 2015 documentary “Catching the Sun” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin.Jun 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Watch a screening of the 2015 documentary "Catching the Sun" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin, 39W830 Highland Ave. Through the stor...
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'See Me 2' suffers from bad case of sequel deja viewJun 09, 2016 5:00 am - "Now You See Me 2" suffers from the same problem as its slick 2013 original high-tech Robin Hood adventure: Even after the heroes explain their most elaborate and comple...