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Audiences at the Normal Theater gasped frequently last Thanksgiving weekend during showings of "Parasite."While the Oscar-nominated Korean black…
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The 92nd Academy Awards is Sunday, Feb. 9.We don’t know if “Joker” will sweep all 11 of its nominations. We don’t know if Scarlett Johansson can win in…
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Over the years several directors have attempted to bring the classic mid-19th century novel "Little Women" to life on the big screen.Greta Gerwig’s 2019…
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A new documentary from a filmmaker with ties to Illinois Wesleyan University reveals what happens when a country doesn’t confront its own past…
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It’s been 50 years since John Coltrane died. How is it possible the just released documentary “Chasing Trane” from director John Scheinfeld is the first…
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Illinois State University School of Communication Professor Brent Simonds knows his just completed documentary of Nashville singer/songwriter Verlon…
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A 4-night film series at Illinois State University asks the question, “Who is a terrorist, and why?” The series, "Terrorism on Screen," begins September 1…
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When saxophonist Thomas Chapin died of leukemia at age 40, his obit in the New York Times hailed him as "one of the few musicians to exist in both the…
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How can a plane just disappear? Investigators are still asking that question in the case of Malaysia Air 370.But an earlier crash of Air France 447 has…
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The town of Normal’s Civic Arts and Normal Theater Manager marks his one-year anniversary this month and he gives his own performance an…