In “Flags of Our Fathers” director Clint Eastwood and Iwo Jima flag-raiser Ira Hayes shared a disdain for phony patriotism.
Column: Clint Eastwood made a movie about soldier Ira Hayes, and the propaganda machine
Category: Entertainment
Today in History: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars
On March 27, 2022, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, winning the Oscar for best actor just minutes later. (Smith later resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and received a 10-year ban from the Oscars.)
Marvel announces Avengers: Doomsday cast
Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man and Tom Hiddleston’s Loki are all back in the Avengers ensemble, where they’ll be joined by several of cinema’s original X-Men.
Northlight Theatre breaks ground in Evanston, plans to open Fall 2026
Northlight Theatre held a groundbreaking for the company’s new theater building in Evanston, to open in 2026.
Lady Gaga announces ‘Mayhem’ tour with Chicago concerts in September
Lady Gaga has announced a tour behind her new album “Mayhem” with United Center concerts on Sept. 15 and 17.
This year’s Doc10 film festival opens with the house music documentary ‘Move Ya Body’
Doc10’s 10th-anniversary edition includes a story of Chicago’s house music explosion and a nerve-wracking Ukrainian rescue mission, most screened at Lincoln Square’s Davis Theater.
At the Non-Equity Jeff Awards, Kokandy’s ‘Into the Woods’ is the big winner
City Lit took home the award for best play. The awards honor 2024 theater productions by non-union theaters.
Review: ‘Othello’ on Broadway stars a muted Denzel and a Gyllenhaal on fire
Denzel Washington is the star of the show but he plays his Othello with a remoteness that can throw off the play.
Conan O’Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center
Conan O’Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize on Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where the backstage drama of the host institution may hang over the celebration.
Chicago historian Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas planning future with DuSable Museum after being laid off by ComEd
Thomas is starting to settle into a new role as the brand ambassador and chief of social media for the Washington Park institution.