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Continued from page 14 save the planet. Andy Garcia, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Richard Schiff, Ed Harris, Mare Winningham, Alexandra Lara and Daniel Wu also star. The Snowman Directed by Thomas Alfredson Rated: Not Rated as press time October 20 Based on the global bestseller by Jo Nesbo, the story begins when an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Michael Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter. He fears an elusive serial killer may be active again and with the help of a brilliant recruit (Rebecca Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall. Val Kilmer, Charlotte Gainsbourg and J.K. Simmons also star in this terrifying thriller filmed entirely in Norway. The Square Directed by Ruben Ostlund Rated: Not Rated at press time October 27 The surprising winner of this year’s Palmed’Or at Cannes, the film tells the poignant, satirical story of Christian (Claes Bang), a curator at a renowned Swedish art museum who finds his progressive world- view shaken when his cell phone is stolen. Disaster further ensues when he hires a pub- lic relations team to build some buzz for his museum. Elizabeth Moss, Dominic West and Terry Notary also round out the cast. Follow Us on Twitter @ie_entertainer 52 illinoisentertainer.com october 2017