Movies and TV
Malia Ann, who is pursuing a film career in Hollywood, used her middle name as her artistic name for the credits of short film “The Heart” which she wrote and directed, that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year.
Gibson launches search for the Cherry Red guitar from 'Back to the Future' — and seeks public's help
Filmmakers went looking for the instrument while making the movie’s 1989 sequel, but even now it’s nowhere to be found.
Jonathan Joss, best known as the voice of John Redcorn, a Native American character on the “King of the Hill” animated series, was killed Sunday. His husband said a suspect, charged Monday, yelled “violent, homophobic slurs” before opening fire.
Loretta Swit and Alan Alda were the longest-serving cast members on “M.A.S.H.,” which was based on Robert Altman’s 1970 film.
As is often the case, it seems the spirit of the franchise was lost somewhere in the creation of an entire universe — including six films and six seasons of “Cobra Kai.”
The Lincoln Park venue has reversed its promise to screen an Israeli American rapper’s independent film about student protests and the war in Gaza.
Federal prosecutors said at the couple’s 2022 trial that they conspired to defraud Atlanta-area banks of $30 million and tried to hide their earnings from tax authorities.
We don’t come to “Mission: Impossible” movies for the bigger picture, and definitely not to learn what the rabbit’s foot was in the third movie. We come to be awed by the thrills and Cruise’s execution of them.
Screenwriters Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes are credited with the new story but it’s built on the work of the original’s Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, right down to swiping whole chunks of dialogue.
“42 Balloons” at Chicago Shakespeare, the Sueños Music Festival in Grant Park and the 40th Belmont-Sheffield Music Fest are among the highlights in the week ahead.
Born and raised in Chicago, Mr. Wendt joined the Second City mainstage in 1975.
“Untold: The Fall of Favre” dissects the star quarterback’s journey from Super Bowl champion to disgraced NFL legend.
Beyoncé brings her Cowboy Carter Tour to town, Asian American Showcase highlights established and emerging filmmakers, and the Lincoln Roscoe Art & Craft Fair kicks off the summer fest season. These are among the highlights in the week ahead.
New episodes of the Emmy-winning FX series will drop June 25 on Hulu.
The Windy City was well-represented at Monday night’s star-packed event, the first to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme.
The couple announced her last pregnancy in a similarly starry way: At the 2023 Super Bowl, Rihanna emerged on stage for her halftime performance with baby bump on full display. Their son Riot Rose was born later that year.
Buzzi won a Golden Globe and was a two-time Emmy nominee for the NBC comedy seris that ran from 1968 to 1973. She was the only regular to appear in all six seasons, including the pilot.
There are several compelling performances, though Alec Baldwin’s somewhat halting, somber turn is not among them.
Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha” on stage at the Harris Theater, Hadestown at the CIBC Theatre, Japanese Breakfast at the Salt Shed and the Chicago Film Critics Film Festival are among the highlights in the week ahead.
Founded by Dre Rodriguez, Luv City empowers youth through practical training in digital media and instills life skills. But the organization now faces a pivotal moment as it seeks community support to fund its continuing mission.
Liam Starnes, 20, notched his fifth consecutive win Thursday and will advance to the Tournament of Champions, competing against the best players from this season. He graduates in June with a degree in data science and statistics.
It’s impossible not to admire the creativity, the imagination and the care that went into making something like this, with puppetry, matte paintings and inventive graphics, for a mere $10 million.
For a movie about a detail obsessive person, it’s curiously messy. But the film has a reasonably firm sense of just how serious and how knowingly silly a movie about an uber-talented accountant ought to be.
The new scripted dramedy from Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino pulls its plot from the struggles of real-world arts organizations.