Movies
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Horrors! Des Plaines native goes for filmmaking revengeAug 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Michael Ojeda found the perfect, secluded motel he'd been looking for in Superior, Arizona. He asked the clerk if he could stay in the corner room. "Oh," the clerk said,...
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Williams tribute in Naperville Monday to fund suicide preventionAug 17, 2014 11:00 pm - A movie tribute to the late actor/comedian Robin Williams will be presented at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at the Hollywood Palms Cinema, 352 S. Route 59, Naperville, with 1...
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Amazon takes on Disney's superheroes in pricing fightAug 17, 2014 7:12 am - Amazon.com Inc. is taking on Walt Disney Co. and its superheroes in its quest to gain more control over pricing online. Amazon blocked preorders of Disney's summer hit m...
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Daniel Radcliffe finds interest in actors 'weird'Aug 17, 2014 5:30 am - LONDON - Daniel Radcliffe says he finds the concept of celebrity and the level of interest in the trivia of actors' lives "weird." While promoting his first romantic com...
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Dinosaur documentary digs into finding Sue - and serving timeAug 17, 2014 5:30 am - "Dinosaur 13" documentary subject and paleontologist Peter Larson offers three rules to live by when the dino-dung hits the fan of life. "First, no matter how bad things...
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'Turtles' tops weak debut for 'Expendables 3'Aug 17, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Moviegoers continued to shell out for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," while Sylvester Stallone's action ensemble "The Expendables 3" was easily outgunned in i...
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Grayslake collector adding to 'It's a Wonderful Life' museumAug 16, 2014 7:00 am - Richard Goodson has lassoed many “It's a Wonderful Life” collectibles, but he's willing to part with some to help a museum dedicated to the classic Christmas movie. Good...
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DVD previews: 'Amazing Spider-Man 2,' 'Quiet Ones'Aug 16, 2014 5:45 am - Here is a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 19: "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (PG-13, 142 minutes, Sony): This sequel is a strenuously chipper but nonetheless saggy...
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Kellan Lutz says Robin Williams was role modelAug 16, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - "Twilight" star Kellan Lutz teared up when he talked about the death of Robin Williams, saying he saw the actor-comedian as a model for how to be a dad. The ...
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'The Giver' arrives, after a two-decade journeyAug 15, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK — It was almost 20 years ago, and actor Jeff Bridges was searching for a movie project that would be a family affair — one in which he could direct his father, ...