Television
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'OITNB' gives us hope after a dark TV seasonJul 10, 2015 6:00 am - Rabid TV viewers had to go to prison to feel hopeful again. The first half of 2015 gave us the grim back story of Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) and a shocking b...
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Star Trek fans, don't miss thisJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - How did the wildly successful Official Star Trek Fan Club get started in the days before the Internet? Trekkies and College of Lake County sociology professors John and ...
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'2 Broke Girls' actor learned accent in suburbsJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Ukrainian accent he uses to play a sex-crazed cook on the CBS comedy "2 Broke Girls" is something Jonathan Kite first learned in the suburbs. Growing up in Skokie, K...
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DVD previews: 'Woman in Gold,' 'Maggie,' '71'Jul 04, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, July 7: “Woman in Gold” (PG-13, 11O minutes, in English and German with subtitles, The Weinstein Co.): The film is based on...
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Volo museum offers to buy 1st General Lee, save flagJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Golfer Bubba Watson says he'll paint over Confederate flag
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Robber killed in shootout with ex-CNN anchor's husbandJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A cross-country road trip got derailed for a former CNN anchor and her husband after a would-be robber forced his way into their motel room and a sho...
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Best-selling author Candace Bushnell visits Arlington HeightsJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Best-selling author Candace Bushnell made Arlington Heights one of the stops on her national book tour last weekend, speaking before a sold-out crowd at the library and ...
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DVD previews: 'While We're Young,' 'Danny Collins'Jun 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, June 30: “While We're Young” (R, 97 minutes, Lionsgate): Noah Baumbach's comedy of manners is a precise, amusing and deeply fel...
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AMC's 'Humans' tackles tricky artificial intelligence issuesJun 26, 2015 6:00 am - William Hurt isn't done tackling the subject of artificial intelligence. The Oscar-winning star of such screen classics as “The Big Chill,” “Broadcast News,” “Body Heat”...
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Rose, Keith, Toews nominated for ESPY awardsJun 24, 2015 2:00 pm - ESPN announced Wednesday the nominees for its 2015 ESPYS, and three Chicago athletes made the list. Fans can vote for the winner of each ESPY until July 15, when the awa...