Chicago Tribune: Movies
- AMC Entertainment CEO backpedals: 'No texting allowed'
Friday - 04/15/2016 - 11:15 AMAMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron is backpedaling on statements he made to Variety two days ago about being open to allowing texting in some theaters. Following a social media outcry from moviegoers, the new head of AMC Entertainment said in a statement released to AMC guests on social platforms...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'The Rhapsodes' sings praises of four 20th century film critics
Thursday - 04/14/2016 - 02:19 PMI suppose it helps to be in the same line of work. But truly: If you have a driving or even just a drive-by interest in arts criticism, film writing and the love we share for all kinds of movies, David Bordwell's new book "The Rhapsodes" is a swift, terrific read, out this week via University of...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - AMC Entertainment CEO open to allowing texting in some theaters
Thursday - 04/14/2016 - 08:51 AMAdam Aron has been head of AMC Entertainment for less than four months, but in that short time he's already orchestrated one of the most significant deals in the country's history.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Charlie's Angels' is making a comeback with Elizabeth Banks as director
Wednesday - 04/13/2016 - 01:48 PMApparently it's the season of reboots, and following a less than stellar box office year for Sony, the studio is looking to take some gambles. Insert Elizabeth Banks. The actress-director will helm a revival of the "Charlie's Angels" franchise.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- First trailer for Marvel's 'Doctor Strange' introduces Benedict Cumberbatch, the magic man
Wednesday - 04/13/2016 - 01:06 AMMarvel's cinematic universe just got a whole lot spookier, and a bit more magical. The world premiere of his new Marvel movie "Doctor Strange" (directed by longtime horror director Scott Derrickson) is loaded with lots of mystical charm with a serious twist. The footage premiered on "Jimmy Kimmel...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Melissa McCarthy's worst movies have something in common: her husband
Tuesday - 04/12/2016 - 01:48 PMMelissa McCarthy is a hilarious comedian, and she also seems like a nice, grounded lady, which makes her latest amusement-free movie all the more disappointing. We want to root for the actress, but there's no way around it: "The Boss" is a letdown.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'The Jungle Book' review: Mowgli and his wild, charming pack are back
Tuesday - 04/12/2016 - 01:41 PMBlanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" said it first, and best: "I don't want realism. I want magic!" Maybe it's the Blanche in me who prefers magic to realism in certain types of fairy tales, but I have a hard time loving any movie dominated by ultra-crisp photorealistic animation designed...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Watch the new trailer for 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'
Monday - 04/11/2016 - 11:25 AMAfter debuting on Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards, the latest trailer for the upcoming "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" has arrived. Finally, audiences have a greater sense of the American Wizarding World, circa mid 1920s.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cannes Film Festival speculation ranges from Hollywood to favorite auteurs
Saturday - 04/09/2016 - 05:20 PMThe lineup for the Cannes Film Festival is one of cinema's most closely guarded secrets, a super-exclusive list of auteurs and Hollywood faces that provokes intense speculation among cinephiles worldwide.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Watch 'Barbershop' stars discuss social issues at South Side town hall
Monday - 04/11/2016 - 10:38 AMSouth Side rapper-turned-actor Common said he wanted his new movie, "Barbershop: The Next Cut," to accurately portray the social issues that Chicagoans face and honor those who died in the city's gun violence.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- James Cameron promises to make four 'Avatar' sequels
Thursday - 04/14/2016 - 04:56 PMJames Cameron will make four "Avatar" sequels, promising that the films will start hitting theaters in 2018. The creator of the original "Avatar," the 2009 fantasy epic that remains the all-time worldwide box office champion, said that his vision for a followup has expanded over time.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Indie cancer dramedy starring Peter Frampton's daughter begins filming in Deerfield, north suburbs
Thursday - 04/14/2016 - 11:51 AMChicago hasn't seen much indie filmmaking this year so far, but the first non-studio project on tap for 2016 is a dramedy called "Hope Springs Eternal," which began filming in the northern suburbs earlier this week.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Barbershop: The Next Cut' review: Ice Cube and company take on racial, political issues
Thursday - 04/14/2016 - 06:00 AMArriving 14 years after the original "Barbershop," and 12 after "Barbershop 2: Back in Business," "Barbershop: The Next Cut" is saddled with the task of taking a familiar property and bringing it up to date.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Paramount Pictures wilts under spotlight at CinemaCon
Wednesday - 04/13/2016 - 06:00 AMAt the annual industry conference known as CinemaCon, movie studios try to wow theater owners with A-list movie stars, chats with famous directors and sizzling trailers for big-budget film projects.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Original 'Star Wars' trilogy heading back to theaters
Tuesday - 04/12/2016 - 04:55 PMOn the heels of "The Force Awakens," the original "Star Wars" trilogy is coming back to theaters this summer. The Alamo Drafthouse announced Tuesday that it will roll out a "Star Wars" road show beginning Aug.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Film, music and even love at CIMMfest
Tuesday - 04/12/2016 - 02:23 PMThe story Laura Bialis wanted to tell in her film "Rock In the Red Zone" was about the rich music scene in Sderot, an Israeli town close enough to the Gaza Strip to endure thousands of deadly rocket attacks.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Where'd 'Krisha' go?
Monday - 04/11/2016 - 04:35 PMEver wonder why some films end up playing one screen in a single Chicago area theater for a week, and then disappear? Then say hello/goodbye to “Krisha.” On April 1 the debut feature from writer-director Trey Edward Shults, about a boisterous Thanksgiving gathering that undoes a precariously recovering...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roger Ebert Film Festival revenue declines over past 3 years
Monday - 04/11/2016 - 02:29 PMA recent report has found that the total net revenue for the Roger Ebert Film Festival presented by the University of Illinois College of Media has declined in each of the last three years.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Suicide Squad' trailer aims for laughs, and the cast goes for gross
Sunday - 04/10/2016 - 10:47 PMThe cast of "Suicide Squad" assembled Sunday on the MTV Movie Awards to present an exclusive clip of the upcoming film. Actors Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto and Cara Delevingne of the villanious comic-book team showed up to tease the much-anticipated picture.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'The Force Awakens' wins top honors at MTV Movie Awards
Monday - 04/11/2016 - 07:28 AM"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" took the top prize at the 25th annual MTV Movie Awards. The audience at Warner Bros. Studios waved what looked like red and blue lightsabers as star Daisy Ridley and director J.J.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Should movie theaters allow texting?
Thursday - 04/14/2016 - 04:48 PMWhen the head of AMC Theatres' parent company told Variety earlier this week that he is open to the idea of allowing audiences to use their phones to text at the movies, who among us was surprised?More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Tribeca: An 'art terrorist's' tangle with U.S. Embassy officials
Wednesday - 04/13/2016 - 10:24 PMOn a recent weekday, the self-appointed “art terrorist” AK47 – actual name: Andy Link – walked into the U.S. Embassy in London and sought to claim what he knew would be tricky: a U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sean Penn's 'The Last Face' competing at Cannes festival
Thursday - 04/14/2016 - 10:10 AMSean Penn's "The Last Face" about aid workers in Africa will compete at the Cannes Film Festival — along with movies about interracial marriage in 1950s America, illness and poverty in working class Britain and cannibal fashion models in L.A.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Ben Affleck to direct Batman film, Warner Bros. chief says
Wednesday - 04/13/2016 - 12:11 PMBen Affleck will direct a stand-alone "Batman" movie, says Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara. Affleck portrayed the caped crusader in this year's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and had been rumored to be the studio's top choice to helm the film.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Tribeca Film Festival 2016 gives art-centric films their close-up
Wednesday - 04/13/2016 - 06:15 AMPerhaps it began with Banksy. The street artist, after all, was at the center of "Exit Through the Gift Shop," the subversive documentary about identity and showmanship that became a phenomenon in 2010.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- It turns out Melissa McCarthy, not Superman, is the real box-office Kryptonite for critics
Tuesday - 04/12/2016 - 11:36 AMAnd here all those critics of critics were looking to Superman to prove their point: that even if critics pan a movie, it can still succeed at the box office.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Jungle Book 2' in the works at Disney with director Jon Favreau
Monday - 04/11/2016 - 03:44 PMDisney is developing a sequel to "The Jungle Book," which opens Friday in the U.S. The studio is talks with director Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks to return for "Jungle Book 2." The live-action-CG hybrid is expected to dominate the domestic market this weekend.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Suicide Squad' director addresses reshoot rumors
Monday - 04/11/2016 - 10:55 AMJust hours after a new trailer for "Suicide Squad" debuted on the MTV Movie Awards, the film's director David Ayer addressed the rumors that Warner Bros. was doing reshoots to add more humor to the picture.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Melissa McCarthy's 'The Boss' knocks 'Batman v Superman' from the top spot in a box office squeaker
Sunday - 04/10/2016 - 12:45 PMIn this weekend's photo-finish box office race, Melissa McCarthy showed Batman and Superman who's boss — but just by a nose. McCarthy's R-rated comedy "The Boss" opened at the top spot with an estimated $23.48 million in the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The oral history of 'Bridget Jones's Diary' from Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth and more
Friday - 04/08/2016 - 11:59 AMIf you were an unmarried woman in 2001 searching for Mr. Right, Bridget Jones was probably your spirit animal. Helen Fielding's bestselling 1996 novel introduced the world to Bridget, a curvy 32-year-old Brit who documented her days as a “tragic spinster” in her journal.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share