Movies
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Indy's 'Complete Adventures' now on DVDSep 23, 2012 11:00 pm - “Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures” Fans of the great Indiana Jones adventure series starring Harrison Ford can now get all the films together in a five-disc ...
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Indian filmmaker appearing at OaktonSep 23, 2012 3:15 pm - Indian filmmaker, archivist, and author Yousuf Saeed comes to Oakton next month for two talks on popular Indian art and music. On Monday, Oct. 1, at 12:30 p.m., Saeed w...
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Elk Grove Village man wins big at Elgin Short Film FestivalSep 22, 2012 10:36 pm - An Elk Grove Village movie director and his team of filmmakers won first prize and $1,000 Saturday night at the fourth annual Elgin Short Film Festival at the Hemmens Au...
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‘Twilight’ actor adds to energy of Naperville pow wowSep 22, 2012 9:01 am - The energy of a pow wow and the chance to meet “Twilight” actor Chaske Spencer brought a few hundred people to the first day of the Midwest SOARRING Foundation’s annual ...
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‘Hoop Dreams’ director takes on concussion issueSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - The North Side Raiders look like little men as they take the field for their Pee Wee football game in the opening scene of “Head Games,” their shoulder pads and helmets ...
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Streep attracts hundreds to suburban epilepsy benefitSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - Meryl Streep said she has heard the same story for nearly 20 years. She comes across tales of children with pediatric epilepsy, suffering from multiple seizures per day ...
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Film festival opens in movie-crazy North KoreaSep 22, 2012 7:53 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — An international film festival opens earlier this week in what may seem the unlikeliest of places: North Korea. Held every two years, the Pyongy...
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'Master' views a cult from a leader's perspectiveSep 20, 2012 6:00 am - Viewers hoping for a juicy expose of the super-secretive Church of Scientology in "The Master" might want to adjust their expectations just a tad. Writer-director Paul T...
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'Hello I Must Be Going' too restrained to feel realSep 20, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Hello I Must Be Going" Melanie Lynskey, a New Zealand actress known mostly for nailing her supporting roles, gets the meatiest lead of her career...
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Reunion tale more bittersweet than comicSep 20, 2012 6:00 am - A high-school reunion story that spreads attention among its high-profile cast members more evenly than the average film of this sort, Jamie Linden's "10 Years" is dedic...