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What you need to know about the Oscars performers and the show

By LINDSEY BAHR
Mar 11, 2026 7:59 am - Josh Groban, Misty Copeland and the singing voices behind HUNTR/X are all taking the stage at the Oscars, just not at the same time. The show’s producers on Tuesday revealed more details about Sunday night’s big performances and other details about the awards show.
Best Bets: Jeff Award-winner Michael Mahler channels Paul Simon in concert at Marriott Theatre

By Barbara Vitello
Mar 10, 2026 2:25 pm - Actor/composer/lyricist Michael Mahler channels Paul Simon at the Marriott Theatre, the Raue Center hosts tributes to Carole King and Van Morrison, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago stages “Madama Butterfly.”
VistaVision, a vintage format left for dead, is revived in ‘One Battle After Another’ and more

By JAKE COYLE
Mar 09, 2026 4:18 pm - When Paul Thomas Anderson told his cinematographer Michael Bauman that he wanted to shoot “One Battle After Another” on VistaVision — a large-scale film format born in the 1950s — he had some questions. “Question one was: Is this even going to be reliable?” Bauman recalls.
Director Mendonça Filho of ‘The Secret Agent’ reflects on memory and success of Brazilian cinema

By BERENICE BAUTISTA
Mar 09, 2026 3:39 pm - For the second consecutive year, the hypercompetitive category of best international film at the Academy Awards includes a Brazilian film that has also earned a nomination for best picture, best acting and achievement in casting.
Who will win at the Oscars? AP’s film writers make their predictions.

By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE
Mar 09, 2026 3:29 pm - The Oscars just got more interesting. With a few late-game curveballs, courtesy of the Actor Awards, the broadcast of the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15, may have more drama and heartbreak than expected.
What to stream: ‘Zootopia 2,’ Oscars, Kim Gordon, ‘One Piece’ and ‘Scarpetta’

Mar 09, 2026 7:15 am - Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western family drama series “The Madison” debuting on Paramount+ and the animated smash “Zootopia 2” landing on Disney+ are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
‘Our Stories’ film preview honors Latino community’s role in McHenry County agriculture

By Linda Balek, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
Mar 08, 2026 9:18 pm - Raices Latinas is screening a preview of “Nuestras Historias,” a documentary highlighting Latino contributions to McHenry County agriculture, on March 31 at Woodstock Opera House with free admission.
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support

By LINDSEY BAHR
Mar 08, 2026 1:53 pm - Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The to-do list of Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo includes Othello and a memoir

By HILARY FOX
Mar 05, 2026 1:08 pm - Delroy Lindo is feeling the love and planning for the future. The actor says that his Oscar nomination for “Sinners” has shown him how many people are thrilled for him. “That’s been truly monumental,” says the supporting actor nominee.
Pixar delivers with sweet, action-packed ‘Hoppers’

By LINDSEY BAHR
Mar 05, 2026 5:15 am - “Hoppers” might be built with familiar parts, but Pixar’s latest isn’t trying to hide its various influences. Instead, this buoyant, freewheeling adventure about a spirited 19-year-old environmental activist who infiltrates the animal world in the body of a robotic beaver wears its references for all to see.

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