February 10, 2012 - 9:42 a.m.•By CHRISTY LEMIRE – The Associated Press
Treacly ‘Vow’ purposely tugs at the heart
February 10, 2012 - 9:42 a.m.•By JEFFREY WESTHOFF - sidetracks@nwherald.com
Denzel's star power energizes routine spy plot
February 9, 2012 - 9:09 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Passengers on United Airlines Flight 531 from Chicago to Los Angeles didn't just get to travel with a world-famous celebrity, they also had their picture taken with him.
February 6, 2012 - 10:36 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
February 6, 2012 - 10:15 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the actor who plays the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.
February 3, 2012 - 6:14 p.m.•By KATIE ANDERSON – kanderson@shawmedia.com
I always get excited when someone brings up Harold Ramis’ 90s classic, “Groundhog Day.”
February 3, 2012 - 3:48 p.m.•By R. SCOTT HELMCHEN – shelmchen@shawmedia.com
You could say McHenry native Eric Justen has had a “Fast and Furious” Hollywood career.
February 3, 2012 - 9:31 a.m.•By KURT BEGALKA - kbegalka@shawmedia.com
If you’re connected, or just happen to be lucky, you’ve seen a movie being filmed before.
February 3, 2012 - 9:29 a.m.•By MARK JENKINS – The Washington Post
‘Chronicle’: Found footage without any finesse
February 3, 2012 - 9:29 a.m.•By JEFFREY WESTHOFF - sidetracks@nwherald.com
Radcliffe shines despite ‘Woman's’ slow plot
January 30, 2012 - 9:31 a.m.
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana came to the Sundance Film Festival to promote their closing-night film, "The Words."
January 30, 2012 - 9:27 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — Beware the Liam in Winter.
January 30, 2012 - 9:26 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Finally, an awards show with some surprises and spontaneity.
January 27, 2012 - 9:34 a.m.•By CHRISTY LEMIRE – The Associated Press
The so-called thriller “Man on a Ledge,” about a disgraced cop who threatens to jump off a building to divert attention from a heist going on across the street, isn’t even implausible in a fun way.
January 27, 2012 - 9:34 a.m.•By JEFFREY WESTHOFF – sidetracks@nwherald.com
Enjoying an unlikely, late-career success as an action hero, Liam Neeson sets his sights on wolves in Joe Carnahan’s tense survival drama “The Grey.”
January 26, 2012 - 11:06 p.m.
Your guide to when and where movies are playing in McHenry County.
January 24, 2012 - 11:59 a.m.•By JAKE COYLE – The Associated Press
In a refreshingly open Oscar field, the surprises outweighed the snubs among the varied nominees announced Tuesday.
January 24, 2012 - 10:53 a.m.
Here's a look at the trailers for all of the films nominated for best picture in the Oscar nominations announced Tuesday.
January 24, 2012 - 8:06 a.m.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director slot for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.
January 23, 2012 - 9:55 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kate Beckinsale is back with a vengeance, with her latest "Underworld" movie opening at No. 1 this weekend.
January 23, 2012 - 9:54 a.m.
SEATTLE – On Tuesday, a lot of people – in Hollywood, and elsewhere – will be waking up early. The Oscar nominations will be announced at the ungodly hour of 5:30 a.m. CT by actress Jennifer Lawrence (a nominee last year for "Winter's Bone," and star of the upcoming "The Hunger Games") and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak.
January 20, 2012 - 2:11 p.m.•By JIM ABRAMS - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.
January 20, 2012 - 9:54 a.m.•By JAKE COYLE – The Associated Press
In “Red Tails,” the famed Tuskegee Airmen get the John Wayne-style heroic rendering they very much deserve, but in a hackneyed and weirdly context-less story that does them a disservice.
January 20, 2012 - 9:53 a.m.•By JEFFREY WESTHOFF - sidetracks@nwherald.com
Despite a generic title and a standard plot, “Haywire” is a diverting action thriller thanks a bold new star guided by a director who refuses to make the same film twice.
January 19, 2012 - 9:39 a.m.
It’s not every day that an internationally reknown filmmaker comes calling. But that is what is happening at 10 a.m. today at the Woodstock Opera House. 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock
January 19, 2012 - 9:31 a.m.•By JAMI KUNZER – jkunzer@shawmedia.com
Ten years ago, a man told the owners of Classic Cinemas in Woodstock that he’d like to see award-winning foreign films at the theater.
January 17, 2012 - 1:56 p.m.•By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
LONDON – It's spry versus spy as frothy silent movie "The Artist" and moody thriller "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" lead the race for the British Academy Film Awards, Britain's equivalent of the Oscars.
January 16, 2012 - 9:27 a.m.
THE WINNERS
January 16, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By DAVID GERMAIN - The Associated Press
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The black-and-white silent film "The Artist" led the Golden Globes with three wins Sunday at a show that spread Hollywood's love around among a broad range of films, including best drama recipient "The Descendants" and its star, George Clooney.
January 13, 2012 - 11:16 a.m.
We’re hungry.
January 13, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By JEFFREY WESTHOFF - sidetracks@nwherald.com
This seems to be an annual ritual, seeing Meryl Streep nominated for the best actress Oscar only to watch her remain seated on the big night, clapping and smiling magnanimously as another lady walks to the stage.
January 13, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By CHRISTY LEMIRE – The Associated Press
Yes, "Contraband" follows the tried-and-true One Last Job formula. Yes, Mark Wahlberg is nestled deep within his comfort zone as a former master criminal who's lived a dangerous life and gone straight.
January 13, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By CHRISTY LEMIRE – The Associated Press
If some incarnation of "Glee" were to be developed for the Christian Broadcasting Network, it would probably look a lot like "Joyful Noise."
January 11, 2012 - 9:17 a.m.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Amazon.com executive said Tuesday the retailer has signed a deal with a Hollywood studio to sell movies that can be downloaded from an online "locker" system five studios have put together.
January 9, 2012 - 2:59 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lawrence will help announce this year's Academy Awards nominees.
January 9, 2012 - 9:42 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The fright flick "The Devil Inside" scared up a monstrous $34.5 million opening weekend to help Hollywood exorcise its recent box-office demons, according to studio estimates Sunday.
January 9, 2012 - 9:42 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Society of Film Critics selected Lars von Trier's drama "Melancholia" as the best picture of 2011 during its annual meeting Saturday.
January 5, 2012 - 9:38 a.m.•By The WASHINGTON POST
So 2011 fizzled at the movies. Attendance and box office were down _ by some measures, back to 1996 levels.
January 3, 2012 - 9:38 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Cruise's new mission remains impossible to beat at the box office.
December 30, 2011 - 9:30 a.m.•By RICK BENTLEY – The Washington Post
“Jack and Jill”
December 30, 2011 - 9:27 a.m.•By CHRISTY LEMIRE and DAVID GERMAIN – The Associated Press
The top 10 films of 2011, according to AP movie critics.
December 27, 2011 - 9:19 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Bailey can rest easy. He really did make a difference in the lives of people, including all 3.8 million in Los Angeles.
December 27, 2011 - 9:17 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood has picked up a little Christmas bonus.
