Movies
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New film has Tucson revisiting Dillinger's arrest
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Bank robber John Dillinger might have thought he'd found the perfect hideout in Tucson, Ariz., in January 1934. The dusty city was a far cry from Chicago, where every la...
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Jackman, Rogen, Hathaway get Oscar invitees
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that vote...
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Perfectly cast 'Public Enemies' hits its markJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Raging machine-gun battles - explosions of flame and thunder followed by the gentle tinkle of falling brass cartridges - provide the excitement in "Public Enemies," but ...
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'Do The Right Thing' still asks burning questions 20 years later
Jun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Twenty years later, the trash can is still crashing through America's window. At the climax of Spike Lee's 1989 drama "Do The Right Thing," the eternal battl...
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Local extras get a bang out of 'Public Enemies' rolesJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - When you go to see Johnny Depp's new gangster movie "Public Enemies" - and what Chicagoland filmgoer would miss it? - keep a sharp lookout for the news photographer at t...
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Dillinger grave sees more visitors amid movie hype
Jun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- The grave of Depression-era gangster John Dillinger is seeing a surge of visitors at its Indianapolis cemetery days before the opening of a new film that...
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'Transformers' takes to sky with $112 million weekend
Jun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Alien robots have transformed into box-office superstars with $200 million in domestic ticket sales in just five days. "Transformers: Revenge of the Falle...
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New on DVD: Jackie Mason, John LennonJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - "John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band Live in Toronto '69" Right before the release of the Beatles album "Abbey Road," John Lennon got a call from a promoter in Toronto te...
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'My Sister's Keeper' high on the weepie scaleJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Moviegoers who enjoy a good cathartic release watching films about children afflicted with cancer will get their money's worth in Nick Cassavetes' glorified Lifetime Cha...
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Michelle Pfeiffer shines, but 'Cheri' rather dull
Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Back in 1988, director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton teamed up for "Dangerous Liaisons," one of the juiciest guilty pleasures ever. R...