Hollywood loved the idea, though it had little use for words like “lighthearted” or “mild” in what the screen trade publications nicknamed the dictator craze.
Category: Entertainment
Column: Football star, war hero, businessman … the many lives of Robert ‘Buck’ Halperin
Filmmaker Daniel Halperin hopes to make a movie about his father, Robert “Buck” Halperin.
How George E. Johnson made millions in the hair care industry while following the Golden Rule
The founder of Johnson Products Company, as he insists in his new memoir, “Afro Sheen: How I Revolutionized an Industry with the Golden Rule, from ‘Soul Train to Wall Street,” never thought of himself as a capitalist.
‘The Wild Mile: A River Reborn’ documentary explores the Chicago River’s floating eco-park
The Wild Mile is a series of floating boardwalks in the North Branch Canal of the Chicago River.
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ soars toward a $100 million holiday weekend
“Captain America: Brave New World” infused some blockbuster cash into the North American box office, bringing in $88.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Review: In Jason Isbell’s solo show at the Auditorium, debut songs and simple artistry
Over the course of 85 remarkable minutes, he furthered the case for himself as the finest singer-songwriter of his generation.
Review: An exceptionally freaky Lon Chaney movie, restored, comes to Chicago this Sunday only
“The Unknown” is a truly weird 1927 circus melodrama starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford.
Review: Hubbard Street Dance is back on familiar ground for its winter series
The revival of Ohad Naharin’s “Black Milk” after more than 20 years isn’t a step backward. Rather, artistic director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell projects confidence in the 47-year-old institution, as if to say, “Yeah, we still do that, too.”
What to do around Chicago for Valentine’s Day weekend
There’s concerts including Justin Timberlake, Broadway Rave is back at Subterranean, and look for special Valentine’s Day fireworks Friday night at Navy Pier.
Review: ‘Redwood’ on Broadway holds few surprises as Idina Menzel communes with the trees
You’ll see the whole story coming from the first minute you enter the forest in this new musical by Tina Landau and Kate Diaz.