Television
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Millie Bobby Brown, Tiffani Thiessen, Idina Menzel making Anderson's Bookshop appearancesAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - Millie Bobby Brown and Tiffani Thiessen might be best known for roles on popular television shows, but both are working to expand their fan bases. In support of new book...
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Streaming this week: Adam Sandler, 'Star Wars: Ahsoka,' Tim McGraw and 'Honor Among Thieves'
Aug 21, 2023 6:00 am - Tim McGraw roars back with "Standing Room Only" and the "Mandalorian" spin-off "Star Wars: Ahsoka" are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a devi...
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Ron Cephas Jones, 'This Is Us' actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66
Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series ...
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Fan Expo notebook: Lloyd's love of bulldozers, 'Tulsa King' star's Dr. Seuss scouting missionAug 15, 2023 11:00 pm - The celebrity guests at last weekend's Fan Expo Chicago convention in Rosemont couldn't talk about the films and shows that made them famous because of the ongoing actor...
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Streaming this week: 'No Hard Feelings,' 'Cocaine Bear,' 'The Monkey King,' Stand Up to Cancer, new Madden game
Aug 14, 2023 6:00 am - Jennifer Lawrence's R-rated comedy "No Hard Feelings" and the more family friendly animated movie "The Monkey King" from director Stephen Chow are among the new televisi...
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Rocking reflections: Paramount+ revisits Elvis Presley's 1968 comeback specialAug 13, 2023 6:00 am - Elvis Presley's legendary 1968 television special was a turning point not only for him but for many of the other people involved in it. One was producer-director Steve B...
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Rosemont Fan Expo: Christopher Lloyd has 'extraordinary experience' meeting fansAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Spotted Friday at Fan Expo Chicago, the annual pop culture convention in Rosemont: an entire family dressed as the cast of "Gilligan's Island." Gabriel Luna, of HBO's "...
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Disney to raise prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services, vows crackdown on password sharing
Aug 10, 2023 1:00 am - Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on pa...
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Widescreen: The William Friedkin classic you haven't seenAug 08, 2023 11:00 pm - The Chicago-born director of "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection" died Monday at age 87, and those two films would be enough to leave a towering legacy. Four years...
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Streaming this week: Gal Gadot, 'Red, White and Royal Blue' and 'Only Murders in the Building'
Aug 07, 2023 6:00 am - The return of the mystery-comedy "Only Murders in the Building" and Gal Gadot getting her "Mission: Impossible"-style action film with the international espionage thrill...