Robert K. Elder

Not the best Japanese animation film ever to end in an abandoned stadium--that title still belongs to "Akira"--but "Patlabor WXIII the Movie" still gets a few licks in, mostly by...

Here are the words from three film previews shown back-to-back recently in a suburban movie house. But we know the truth: The fate of the film rests in our wallets....

Assembling the best British cast this side of "Gosford Park," director Douglas McGrath tackles "Nicholas Nickleby," Charles Dickens' sprawling coming of age novel. While McGrath isn't able to fully cage...

Education John Katzman, CEO of the Princeton Review: "A major state will announce that its high school graduation test will serve as an alternative entrance test to its university system,...

Portrayals of native populations--be they Aboriginal Australians or Native American--on film have been spotty at best. For the longest time, it seemed native cultures fit into two categories in cinema:...

Sci-fi farewell: Chicago institution Cinefantastique, a magazine devoted to science fiction, fantasy and horror cinema, is moving to Los Angeles under new ownership. Film production company Mindfire Entertainment recently acquired...

1. Stan Jones, Montana's Libertarian candidate for the Senate, is the only ----- running for office in the United States this election? A. Co-producer of "Jackass: The Movie" B. Blue...

Shouldn't an event with "swing" in the title actually offer swing dancing? The annual Casino Swing charity ball, hosted by The 20/30 Club of Chicago in Union Station recently, served...

The 38th annual Chicago International Film Festival continues through Friday. The following are some capsule reviews, in chronological order, of the films screening Wednesday that were available for preview by...