Terry Armour

Andy Garcia (right) was in town last week to shoot a short scene for "Ocean's Thirteen" at Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios on the Near West Side. In the scene, Garcia...

Getting a project to the big screen can be hard enough, but consider the plight of director Phillip Noyce and his latest film, "Catch a Fire." It tells the true...

The city is closer to landing its next big-budget movie. Russian director Timur Bekmambetov was in town recently scouting locations for Universal's "Wanted," which likely will shoot in Chicago next...

Think about it: We really don't know that much about Stedman Graham. "I don't have a show that reaches 20 million people a day," Graham told Armour & Co. when...

Barry Manilow has entered Rolling Stones territory. His audience may be getting older, but it's also getting younger. "I look out at the audience these days, and there are some...

It was a big week for celebrity watching in town--with Bono, Penelope Cruz, Kanye West, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Spike Lee all passing through. None got quite the reception of...

All this for a 30-second commercial? That was the query that crossed our minds when we found out director Phil Joanou ("The Gridiron Gang") is in town this weekend shooting...

There was a bit of controversy last week when K.A. Paul, an evangelist with the Global Peace Initiative, allegedly showed up uninvited at House Speaker Dennis Hastert's Plano home, unbeknownst...

Stephen Frears knows exactly what he has on his hands. "It's a very cheeky film," the British director said a few days ago over a cocktail at the James Hotel....

It looks like Vince Vaughn will return to Chicago at the end of December to begin four weeks of shooting for "Fred Claus." He plays Santa's (Paul Giamatti) disgruntled brother,...