Movies
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Jamie Foxx leads a crowd-pleasing courtroom drama in 'The Burial'Oct 12, 2023 6:15 am - "The Burial" — ★ ★ ★ Jamie Foxx deploys his movie star charm judiciously and skillfully as a litigator with swagger to spare in “The Burial,” a very entertaining co...
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'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business
Oct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Greg Marcus has been in the movie business for years but he never expected to be urging moviegoers to take out their phones during a film — let alone to be crafting frie...
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Missed the Taylor Swift tour? Shake it off as concert film debutsOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Were you on the bleachers while the cheer captains watched Taylor Swift's Eras concert at Soldier Field? The cruel summer ends Friday with the release of the “Taylor Swi...
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What to stream this week: Jamie Foxx in 'The Burial,' 'Frasier' and Nicolas Cage as a vampire
Oct 09, 2023 6:00 am - Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists are Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones leading the crowd-pleasing courtroo...
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'The Exorcist: Believer' takes possession of box office with $27.2 million opening
Oct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — “The Exorcist: Believer” drove out all foes at the box office, but its numbers didn't entirely make heads spin. Facing competition from no major new releas...
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The creepier, the better: Teens compete in 2023 Halloween Student Silent Film FestivalOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Students from area high schools will debut their original motion pictures at the Halloween Student Silent Film Festival on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Unlike other film competi...
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Check out 'The Royal Hotel' but don't linger in this subtle horror flick
Oct 05, 2023 6:00 am - “The Royal Hotel” — ★ ★ ★ “The Royal Hotel” is a horror movie, but don't expect any jump-cuts, scary masks or serial killers. It's more like the horror that dawns o...
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'The Exorcist: Believer' doesn't desecrate the original, but it won't compel you
Oct 05, 2023 5:30 am - “The Exorcist: Believer” — ★ ★ There may be no holier ground in horror than “The Exorcist.” As endlessly as William Friedkin's 1973 film has been ripped off and res...
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What to stream this week: Drake, 'Fair Play,' Assassin's Creed Mirage and William Friedkin's last film
Oct 02, 2023 6:00 am - Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists are the late director William Friedkin's final movie, "The Caine Mutin...
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Waubonsee, film society to host movie night Oct. 5 in AuroraOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - For Latinx Heritage Month, the Aurora Film Society and Waubonsee Community College are partnering to host Community Movie Night on Thursday, Oct. 5. The 2020 American-Me...