Things To Watch Listings

2012 -

Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt
Unbeknownst to its billions of inhabitants, the Earth has an expiration date. Thanks to the warnings of an American scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) tries to lead his family to safety as the world literally falls apart around them.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Loews 600 North Michigan 9

600 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (River North)

AMC River East 21

322 E. Illinois St. - Chicago (Streeterville)

Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire -

Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique , Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz
Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece ``Precious'' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor write and suffers constant abuse at the hands of her vicious mother (Mo'Nique ) . Precious instinctively sees a chance to turn her life around when she is offered the opportunity to transfer to an alternative school. Under the patient, firm guidance of her new teacher, Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins the journey from oppression to self-determination.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC River East 21

322 E. Illinois St. - Chicago (Streeterville)

Kerasotes Chicago City North 14

2600 N. Western Ave. - Chicago

Disney's A Christmas Carol 3D -

Starring: Jim Carrey, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth
Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) thinks it's all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him this night. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present and future in the hope of transforming his bitterness.

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AMC River East 21

322 E. Illinois St. - Chicago (Streeterville)

Kerasotes Chicago Webster Place 11

1471 W. Webster Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)

The Fourth Kind -

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich), a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Loews 600 North Michigan 9

600 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (River North)

AMC River East 21

322 E. Illinois St. - Chicago (Streeterville)

The Men Who Stare at Goats -

Starring: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey
Struggling reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) gets the scoop of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who claims to be from a unit of psychic soldiers who have been reactivated for duty. Intrigued by Cassady's assertions that they can walk through walls and kill goats by fixed gazes, Wilton follows him on a dangerous, top-secret mission across Iraq to find the brigade's founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges) .

Today's Showtimes:

AMC River East 21

322 E. Illinois St. - Chicago (Streeterville)

Kerasotes Chicago Webster Place 11

1471 W. Webster Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)

Found Footage Festival

Lakeshore Theater - 3175 N. Broadway - Chicago

Comedic hosts Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher present a touring showcase of quirky and funny videos discovered at garage sales, thrift stores,...

December 18 : 7:30 p.m.
December 18 : 10:30 p.m.

The Proposal -

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig Nelson
Faced with deportation back to her native Canada, high-powered book editor[ Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) says she's engaged to marry Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), her hapless assistant. Andrew agrees to the charade, but imposes a few conditions of his own, including flying to Alaska to meet his eccentric family. With a suspicious immigration official always lurking nearby, Margaret and Andrew must stick to their wedding plan despite numerous mishaps.

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Picture Show @ Bloomingdale

324 West Army Trail Road - Bloomingdale

Up -

Starring: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson
Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner), a 78-year-old balloon salesman, is about to fulfill a lifelong dream. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness. But curmudgeonly Carl's worst nightmare comes true when he discovers a little boy named Russell is a stowaway aboard the balloon-powered house.

Today's Showtimes:

Picture Show @ Bloomingdale

324 West Army Trail Road - Bloomingdale