Longtime Homewood producer, educator Nate Grant remembered as pioneer in film industry for work showcasing African American culture
Nate Grant, a longtime Homewood resident and pioneering African American producer and educator, was remembered...
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‘Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Cynthia Erivo, who is starring in the hit musical “Wicked,” was named Tuesday as the...
Keke Palmer comedy ‘One of Them Days’ and ‘Mufasa’ in close race for No. 1
The Keke Palmer buddy comedy “One of Them Days” opened in first place on the...
Appreciation: In David Lynch’s dreams, cinema cracked open a little wider
The filmmaker, a spellbinder with some genuine masterworks to his credit, leaves behind more than...
‘Juuuust a bit outside!’ Bob Uecker’s acting — and broadcasting — ability came together in ‘Major League.’
Two of Bob Uecker’s claims to fame — baseball and acting — came together brilliantly...
Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to...
‘September 5’ review: The 1972 Olympics hostage crisis goes live, again, in a tense docudrama
Well-acted and tight, maybe to a fault, the docudrama “September 5” revisits the 1972 Olympics...
David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78
David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark and dreamlike vision in such movies as...
The rise and fall and rise again of Richard Pryor — Criterion releases a new edition of ‘Jo Jo Dancer’
His autobiographical 1986 movie reaches back to his days growing up in Peoria. The comedian...
‘Wolf Man’ review: Like father, like son in a grim and serious horror remake
Director Leigh Whannell makes horror films for grown-ups. Unlike his "Invisible Man" remake, though, this...