How do films get overlooked? Many are increasingly bypassing theaters. Online platforms offer stand-alone films and episodic series. Only big-budget, star-studded Hollywood products get publicized.

Independent filmmaker Yelena Popovic cast rap stars and Chicago actors in her new movie, which stars Omar Epps, Wiz Khalifa and Quavo.

On a star-studded night in Chicago, the city’s brightest entertainment figures gathered for the highly anticipated VIP screening of Tyrant: Like Father Like Son 2, the gritty and gripping sequel to ...

From a daring leap from the East 95th Street Bridge to crashing through the doors at Richard J. Daley Center Plaza, “The Blues Brothers” were “on a mission from God.” Iconic movie moments like these ...

Chicago's Craig Robinson lent his voice to the new animated adventure "In Your Dreams," as the toy giraffe, Baloney Tony. That comical critter joins a brother and sister as they explore a fantasy ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Bing Liu is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who launched his career in Chicago with the acclaimed documentary "Minding the Gap." The Rockford native and UIC graduate's latest movie is ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The much-anticipated animated film "Lightyear" comes to theaters this week. It's the backstory of Space Ranger "Buzz Lightyear," who was made famous in the "Toy Story" movies. A ...

Cautionary satires by two Chicago filmmakers this fall draw inspiration from the city’s tech sector. In their movies, Brandon Daley and Jake Myers both observe ...

Just 2 years after going into heart failure at 14-years-old, a teenager from Chicago is making his big screen debut in a new Hallmark holiday movie. 16-year-old Jaden Hartley will make a special cameo ...