The contradiction inherent to all Wes Anderson films – the juxtaposition of the meticulous artificiality of the settings and the passionately wistful emotions that are longing to burst free — is at its most effective in a while in “Moonrise Kingdom.”
In a world where big-budget, special effects-heavy summer movies tend to be stultifying and more intimidating than entertaining, “Men in Black III” bucks the trend.
A Cary native is one of the producers behind the “Hatfields & McCoys” miniseries premiering Memorial Day on the History Channel.
Of all the stops she's making to promote her new album, Haley Reinhart looks most forward to coming home.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elton John is canceling three Las Vegas performances on doctors' orders after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant is keeping up with the Kardashians.
Military video games have never been known for their subtlety, but over the last few years they've become increasingly bombastic, culminating in the flamboyant pyrotechnics of the mega-selling "Call of Duty" franchise.
The following events are taking place in and around McHenry County throughout the next week.
Color your summer with all the bands & performers coming to the area
McHENRY – The McHenry Warrior Booster Club will present its 2012 golf outing June 25 at the McHenry Country Club. The event, which will begin with a shotgun start at noon, will support McHenry High School athletics.
WOODSTOCK – New Life Christian Center will host its fourth annual Backpack Walk-a-thon on June 30.
RICHMOND – The Richmond-Spring Grove Chamber of Commerce will host a Wine Walk and Art Exhibition on June 23 as a fundraiser for Memorial Hall in Richmond.
CARY – Artist Kris Blum’s latest exhibition, “Like Night and Day,” will be on display at The Inspired Art Studio in Cary in June.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From the moment he first stepped in front of the judges and unleashed a folksy take on Michael Jackson's "Thriller," guitar-playing crooner Phillip Phillips seemed preordained to win "American Idol," and not just because he's anoth ...
Comcast announced that Skype on Xfinity, a new widescreen HD video calling experience, will be available in the Chicago area this week. With Skype on Xfinity, customers are able to make and receive video calls from their TV in HD picture quality, as ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection.
McHENRY – The fifth annual Run and Roll Track Meet: A Paralympic Experience will be June 6. Events for those with a primary physical or visual disability will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at McCracken Field, 3712 W. Kane Ave., McHenry.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend.
ATLANTA (AP) — R&B singer Usher Raymond is locked in a legal battle with his ex-wife arising from a custody fight over their two sons.
Local favorite Stockwood is performing 9:30 p.m. May 26 at The London Club 394 West Virginia St., Crystal Lake.
Here is the last song Whitney Houston recorded, called "Celebrate.{ The song features Jordin Sparks and is written R.Kelly for the upcoming movie, "Sparkle."
The following are DVDs available this week and next.
NEW YORK (AP) — Whither Dr. Gregory House? Would the cantankerous hero of the Fox medical drama mend his ways or self-destruct for all time?
McHENRY – The 23rd annual Friends of McHenry County College Foundation Golf Invitational will be June 8 at the McHenry Country Club.
WOODSTOCK – The WTTW Kids Readers are Leaders tour will stop June 6 in Woodstock.
A new 3D motion control system claims it is 200 times more accurate than anything else on the market – and it's set to cost just $70.
NEW YORK (AP) — Weekend "Today" show anchor Amy Robach is jumping from NBC News to ABC.
Watch the new trailer to the new James Bond movie, "Skyfall."
MINERAL, Va. (AP) — Country singer Alan Jackson has raised more than $150,000 to help a Virginia county rebuild schools damaged by last year's earthquake.
Max Payne hasn’t graced video gamers’ screens for nearly nine years, and when we reacquaint ourselves with the former New York City detective, we find a man drowning his troubled past in bottles of scotch and prescription pills.
At 70 years old, Dorothy Quella just bought her first computer.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years.
Good art is ageless, in more ways than one.
LONDON (AP) — With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees — short for the Brothers Gibb — they created dance floor classic ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases.
WOODSTOCK – Harley-Davidson of Woodstock, 2050 S. Eastwood Drive, will host a “Veterans in Need” Memorial Day weekend plant sale.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dina Eastwood has heard the question repeatedly: Why put her family and superstar husband Clint Eastwood on display for a reality TV show, generally the province of D-list or wannabe celebrities?
Woodstock VFW and Woodstock American Legion members will lead Woodstock’s annual Memorial Day observation May 28.
Eclectic is about the only way to describe McHenry County’s summer festival season.
