Entertainment Columns
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Who else should play live-action Disney villains?May 30, 2014 5:30 am - Angelina Jolie joins a short, but intriguing, list of actresses who have become the living embodiments of Disney animated villains with today's theatrical release of “Ma...
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Reel life: Meet 'Animals' cast, crew at indie film festMay 29, 2014 5:00 am - 'Animals' loose • If you missed the Chicago-shot drama “Animals” — winner of the Audience Award at this month's Chicago Critics Film Festival at the Music Box Theat...
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Power ranking the X-Men movies on the way to 'Future Past'May 23, 2014 5:00 am - "X-Men: Days of Future Past" arrives in theaters today and is already the seventh installment in a cinematic superhero saga that began in 2000. Mutant pacifist Charles X...
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Champagne and caviar, heels and late nights: It's this Mount Prospect mom's jobMay 18, 2014 8:00 am - When May is rainy and cold, even Facebook can be a dreary place. Photos of snow blocking the street gave way to photos of backyard flooding before being replaced by new ...
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On the road: Cruise the solar system at AdlerMay 17, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Ride the solar system If you don't have the cash and cachet to get on a trip to outer space, just hop on Metra and get to the Adler Planetarium for the immersive...
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Have a totally radical summer movie festival at homeMay 16, 2014 5:30 am - Those warm temperatures and that giant radioactive lizard mean the summer movie season is here, even if summer itself is still a few weeks away. Dann Gire previews a sea...
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Reel life: 'Macbeth,' 'Kane' screenings honor WellesMay 15, 2014 5:45 am - Film critics notebook: • The first Orson Welles Film Festival takes place over the weekend at the Woodstock Theatre in Woodstock with four of the master's cinematic...
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On the road: SEALs photos on exhibit at Pritzker museumMay 10, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Signed, sealed, delivered "SEAL: The Unspoken Sacrifice" photography exhibit at The Pritzker Military Museum & Library offers a rare glimpse into the post-9/11 w...
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On the road: Make a card for Mother's DayMay 03, 2014 5:45 am - Chicago Every beat of her art Enjoy some of the South Side's offerings at Second Sunday, a drop-in event for families featuring arts and crafts projects at the Hyde Park...
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'Louie' is back with more great guest starsMay 02, 2014 5:30 am - Yes, we're all excited about Jack Bauer's return to the small screen Monday for Fox's "24: Live Another Day," a 12-episode "limited series" that continues the adventures...