Television
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Your mission: See Tom Cruise's lesser-known filmsJul 31, 2015 5:45 am - Confession: I am a huge Tom Cruise fan. I wasn't turned off by his couch-jumping incident on "Oprah," his scolding of Matt Lauer on the "Today" show, his misguided perfo...
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Ruby Rose breaks out on Netflix's 'Orange is the New Black'Jul 27, 2015 5:15 am - NEW YORK - American audiences were introduced to Australian actress Ruby Rose on the third season of the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black," and she's quickly beco...
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Wheaton casting director can spot 'it' factorJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Ta'Rhonda Jones, a Chicago rapper with no professional acting experience, came in to Simon Casting hoping to get a small role on the hit TV show "Empire." But when casti...
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Harry Volkman 'seriously ill,' according to familyJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Legendary Chicago meteorologist Harry Volkman is "seriously ill," according to his friends and family. Volkman's son Ed posted a picture of himself and his father, a lo...
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Constable: Naperville ambassador knows charity work firsthandJul 26, 2015 7:45 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com It's the top of the morning and multitasking Dolly McCarthy could be wearing a dozen different hats. Instead, the sometime T...
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Jenner's 'I Am Cait' debuts on E!Jul 26, 2015 6:15 am - It's the next step in the biggest celebrity story of the year - the long-awaited debut of Caitlyn Jenner's docuseries charting her new life as a transgender woman. Fitti...
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DVD previews: 'Home,' 'White God'Jul 25, 2015 7:00 am - “Home” (PG, 94 minutes, DreamWorks Animated): Evoking “The Wizard of Oz,” “Annie” and “E.T.,” this kiddie sci-fi adaptation is about the yearning for the comforts of...
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Roma Downey's 'Answered Prayers' aims to inspireJul 25, 2015 6:30 am - Roma Downey knows a thing or two, or many more, about prayers being answered. Saying she begins and ends each day by praying, the "Touched by an Angel" alum has become a...
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Chicago Blackhawks come back to Blu-rayJul 24, 2015 5:30 am - When the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2013, the documentary “17 Seconds” gave a personal, behind-the-scenes look at the team to a few theaters and, subseque...
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Wanna be on 'The Biggest Loser'? Here's your chanceJul 21, 2015 5:30 am - Four people from the suburbs have won NBC's "The Biggest Loser" weight loss competition show. Why not make it six? Teams of two - spouses, siblings, parent-and-child, be...