For the premiere of his latest film, one Northwest Indiana man wanted more than just a typical showing at a movie theater. He wanted a celebration of arts, held at the region’s last movie palace.
Category: Movies
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Revisiting ‘Home Alone’ sites with the film’s location manager
Self-described “hometown girl” Jacolyn Baker Bucksbaum, who was location manager for “Home Alone,” knows Chicagoans expect authenticity when their city is portrayed on the big screen.
‘The Order’ review: FBI agent Jude Law takes on white supremacists in a tense movie based on a true story
Based on a nonfiction book from the 1980s, a string of bank robberies are investigated by an agent in rural Idaho.
‘Nightbitch’ review: Amy Adams goes feral in a cautionary tale of love and parental imbalance
When parenting tilts far enough to push you into canine territory? That’s Marielle Heller’s movie, delivering the unexpected.
Top 10 movies of 2024: In a time of scoundrels, ‘Brutalist,’ ‘Challangers’ and the movie about the exotic dancer
The year’s best films span the globe, including “Nickel Boys,” “All We Imagine as Light” and that tennis movie.
‘Moana 2’ sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
“Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Column: From filmmaker Marielle Heller, ‘Nightbitch’ and a few co-parenting anecdotes for the rest of us
Her disarming black comedy stars Amy Adams and is not what anyone expected. All of her movies are like that.
‘Moana 2’ review: Disney’s wayfinder swims a few scenic laps and calls it a sequel
If “action musical” sounds weird, well, that’s what Disney’s “Moana 2” is going for. And the songs aren’t much this time.
Today in History: ‘Casablanca’ premieres in theaters
On Nov. 26, 1942, the film ‘Casablanca,’ starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.
‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts
With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year.