Robert K. Elder

The 38th annual Chicago International Film Festival continues through Friday. Following are capsule reviews, in chronological order, of films screening this weekend that were available for preview by critics. Film...

More than a few grumbles have been heard about late screening starts at the 38th annual Chicago International Film Festival. Several Music Box screenings have left audiences out in the...

Offering a free lap dance with purchase of a large popcorn, Landmark Cinema's "Landmark After Dark" cinema series started with modest success recently -- partly thanks to the cross-dressing dancers...

How do you mark the one-year anniversary of an event like the one that happened on Sept. 11, 2001? New York City will sponsor a variety of events and concerts....

1. DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (Stanley Kubrick; 1964) (star)(star)(star)(star) Kubrick helms the blackest comedy of the Nuclear Age, when a mentally...

SamGoody.com was overwhelmed Wednesday when fans flocked to the site to purchase Rolling Stones tickets in advance of general sales. A $60 annual membership fee to the getAccess program allows...

NEW TO DVD/VIDEO. Capsule reviews of new DVDs/videos released Tuesday (subject to change by studios): Ali (star)(star) For a movie with such a definitive-sounding title, director Michael Mann has made...

A woman who claims she was coerced by hip-hop superstar R. Kelly into having an abortion filed a lawsuit Monday, the latest round of accusations to dog the Chicago singer...

Director Ron Mann will present "Grass," an irreverent history of the government's war on marijuana, in person on Thursday at City North 14 Theater, as a fundraiser for the Chicago...