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Movie listings starting Feb. 26 The Shawnee News-Star Private theater rentals are now available at both Jones Theatres. To schedule a private showing and to see a list of the movies available go to amctheatres.com. Jones Theatres are practicing the following safe protocols: Masks are required for all but may be removed when enjoying food and drinks. Every other row in the auditoriums will be blocked off. Longer intermissions between movies will allow the auditoriums to be sanitized and disinfec...

Judas and the Black Messiah is based on the true story of FBI informant William O’Neal and his role in the 1969 killing of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. It took years for the facts around Hampton’s killing to become public, thanks to a vigorous government effort to cover them up. While the movie, directed by Shaka King from a screenplay he wrote with Will Berson, stays relatively faithful to history, it does take some liberties with the historica...

Ultimately, the messages of “Judas and the Black Messiah” are just as important to contemporary America as Hampton’s messages to Chicago in 1969.&nbsp&#x3B;

This new release from Warner Bros is worth every moment of your time

The December 4, 1969, assassination was one of the most brazen crimes ever carried out by the US ruling class.

Daniel Kaluuya and Lakieth Stanfield, two of the most exciting actors of their generation, share the screen in Judas and The Black Messiah

We didn’t want to let February pass without acknowledging Black History Month. So I watched a new movie called “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Based on a true story, it

Some unsolved crimes can soon become forgotten by the general public, but a dedicated group of officers refuse to give up hope that the perpetrators will

“Judas and the Black Messiah” is a new historical or biographical drama focusing on the motivational leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, a political organization in the late 1960s, and the leader's betrayal by a party member and FBI informant.

A docudrama filled with history from the tumultuous '60's.