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In this Saturday, March 23, 2013, photo, Harrison Ford, left, and Chadwick Boseman, cast members in the film "42," pose together for a portrait, in Los Angeles. In the new movie by writer-director, Brian Helgeland, Boseman plays Jackie Robinson and Ford plays Brooklyn Dodgers president and general manager Branch Rickey.

Chadwick Boseman appreciation: A star who made nobility human

August 29, 2020 at 4:12 p.m.

He wore nobility lightly; he understood it and, by all reports, had it in every fiber, without overstatement. Chadwick Boseman died Friday at 43, having poured his final four years,...

‘Class Action Park’ review: Welcome back to the world’s most dangerous waterpark

August 31, 2020 at 10:54 a.m.

From 1978 to 1996 — in summer movie terms, from "Animal House" to "Twister" — Vernon, New Jersey's Action Park waterpark flung thousands upon thousands of sunburned, liquored-up, party-down thrillseekers...

Keanu Reeves, right, and Alex Winter in a scene from "Bill & Ted Face the Music."

‘Bill and Ted Face the Music’ review: Raggedy, sweet-natured fun, with Keanu Reeves apparently doing Kabuki

August 28, 2020 at 8:34 a.m.

Any pandemic, in any historical period, would benefit from a Bill & Ted movie. "Bill & Ted Face the Music" makes that clear enough. It opens in theaters and online...

‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ review: Turning a thriller into a dream ballet of longing

August 27, 2020 at 8:58 a.m.

You're young, and you're imagining your life, an entire life, with someone you've known for a few weeks. This is what the young woman played by the fantastic Irish actress...

Asian Pop-Up Cinema to pop up at Lincoln Yards drive-in next month

August 25, 2020 at 11:40 a.m.

With a highly competitive price of $15 per vehicle, a fraction of the cost of other Chicago area outdoor venues this year in pandemic entertainment, the bi-annual Asian Pop-Up Cinema...

‘Personal History of David Copperfield’ review: Exuberant gallop through Charles Dickens, starring Dev Patel

August 24, 2020 at 9:27 p.m.

Exuberant fun and packed with excellent, plainly delighted actors, "The Personal History of David Copperfield" gallops through Charles Dickens' tale with just enough fidelity to the source material for my...

Patrons purchase drinks and food from the concession stand at AMC River East on Aug. 20, 2020.

AMC Theatres reopens: Did people get their 15 cents’ worth?

August 21, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

"Safe and clean": Those are the bywords AMC Entertainment Group hopes can reassure moviegoers straight back into theaters that, until Thursday, had been closed since March because of COVID-19. The...

John David Washington in a scene from "Tenet."

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Chicago showings start Aug. 31. Here’s how you get tickets for the early-bird Music Box run

August 20, 2020 at 1:51 p.m.

With conspicuous, safety-minded exceptions including the New York and Los Angeles markets, U.S. theaters — including in the Chicago area — are selling tickets starting Friday Aug. 21 to next...

Nicolette Robinson, left, and Leslie Odom Jr. in a scene from "Love in the Time of Corona," a two-part series airing Aug.22-23 on Freeform.

Column: Love, and rage, in the time of Lights! Camera! Corona!

August 20, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

Right along with the pandemic, the coronavirus cliches on screen escalated quickly. You know the ones. The teary reunions, separated by a pane of glass or six feet of heartbreaking...

Russell Crowe in a scene from "Unhinged."

‘Unhinged’ review: Russell Crowe drives angry

August 17, 2020 at 12:32 p.m.

Russell Crowe, Russell Crowe. The man delivers a big box of acting. He can underplay, and let that soothing-on-the-cusp-of-psycho purr take care of business. He can overplay, and pour on...

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