Movies
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Study: Minority youth have big media appetiteJun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Minority youth spend more than half their day consuming media content, a rate that's 4.5 hours greater than their white counterparts, according to a Northwestern Univers...
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Abrams, Spielberg form alien alliance on 'Super 8'Jun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — If the cute, cuddly alien of Steven Spielberg's “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” had been imprisoned for decades by those cruel government guys chasing him, th...
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The Bard goes to the moviesJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Several Lake County and Northwest suburban movie theaters will show four classic Shakespeare titles this summer and fall. Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series will b...
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Britain delays release of anti-terror cartoon movieJun 04, 2011 6:00 am - LONDON — It was supposed to be a warning about the perils of joining the international jihad. But those behind “Wish You Waziristan” — a cartoon take on two young Briton...
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Cineplexes offering cheap kiddie matinees this summerJun 03, 2011 1:00 am - The economy's still down. Gas prices are up. The kids are out of school and looking for entertainment. What to do? Movie-theater chains all over the suburbs have an answ...
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Dann in reel life: 'Tree of Life' a cinematic experienceJun 03, 2011 1:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: ‘The Tree of Life' The best way to describe Terrence Malick's highly anticipated film “The Tree of Life” might be “Stand By Me” as filtered t...
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'X-Men' prequel a first-class affairJun 02, 2011 1:00 am - Matthew Vaughn's marvelously inventive “X-Men: First Class” wraps a classic comic book superhero origin tale around the Cuban missile crisis, then creates a coming-of-ag...
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Kubrick’s films together in new collectionJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - “Stanley Kubrick: The Essential Collection” Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the most talented filmmakers in the history of cinema. He not only directed films,...
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’Avatar’ gets top billing at Seattle museumJun 02, 2011 12:00 am - SEATTLE — A music and popular culture museum in Seattle is banking on fans of the Oscar-winning film “Avatar” to take in a new exhibit on how director James Cameron brou...
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Well-constructed 'Yellowbrickroad' leads to confounding finaleMay 31, 2011 11:00 pm - We're only two films into AMC Theaters' exclusive summer horror movie series “Bloody Disgusting Selects,” and I must admit, I'm impressed. Between last month's Armageddo...