The animated 'John Carter' movie you almost saw! (Photos)
Yesterday we showed you a proposed John Carter movie from 2004-2005 that never got produced.Today, we'll present what could have been not only the very first John Carter feature film, but the first...
View Article"We'll always have Chicago!" at a special screening of 'Casablanca' on March 21
That's not what Rick said to Ilsa in Casablanca, but it is what you'll be saying next week after you see the Turner Classic Movies Presents Casablanca 70th Anniversary Event on Wednesday, March 21st...
View ArticleIt Came from Chicago! Danai Gurira: performer and playwright
The newest cast member of The Walking Dead tv series is a Chicago theatre scene regular, one who's active behind the scenes as often as in front of the footlights!We're talking about Danai Gurira,...
View ArticleCelebrating a century of Edgar Rice Burroughs at Windy City Pulp & Paper Con.
100 years ago, Chicago writer Edgar Rice Burroughs changed popular fiction with the publication of two novels that redefined the concept of high adventure; A Princess of Mars and Tarzan of the Apes,...
View ArticleIt Came From Chicago! C-M-O Comics. (Photos)
If you drive by the 500 block of S Paulina, you'll see the futuristic structures of the Rush University Medical Center.But, before the medical complex was built, another long-established Chicago...
View ArticleSee the new ...and previous... 'Dark Knight' on a dark night this Thursday
You might think it odd to come to Regal Theatres' City North Stadium 14, Webster Place 11, or any of nine other Chicagoland venues before 6 pm on July 19th for the midnight show of the new Batman...
View ArticleBatman, Rush Limbaugh, and the Bane of Bain (Photos)
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of the Evil Left-Wing Conspiracy?Rush Limbaugh does! He asks...Do you think it is accidental that the name of the really vicious fire-breathing, four-eyed...
View ArticleIt Came from Chicago! Revolution (Photos)
Several new TV series set in Chicago are debuting over the next couple of weeks.All of them are filming on location in the Second City...except for Revolution which debuts Monday, the same night as...
View ArticleIt Came from Chicago! 'Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing'
50 years ago today, several unearthly beings rampaged in and around the O'Hare Inn, panicking the guests and creating havoc.What's that? You never heard about it?Surprising, since it was covered on...
View ArticleThe mystery of Indiana Jones and the University of Chicago (Photos)
Did you know the famed archaeologist Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. attended the University of Chicago?Do you even know who Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. is?Perhaps you know him by his nickname; Indiana...
View Article'Lights Out, Everybody' returns dramatic radio to Chicago
Back in the 1930s, the Merchandise Mart was more than just a glorified showroom.It was Chicago's equivalent to New York's Radio City. And, it had the world's largest live broadcast radio studio, from...
View ArticleIs Barbara Byrd-Bennett the new Fredric Wertham? (Photos)
There are pictures for children who know how to look--Dr Fredric WerthamIn 1954, book burnings became commonplace in the United States as a psychiatrist proclaimed that comic books caused juvenile...
View Article'Archer: the Animated Series' goes 'Live' at the Chicago Theatre (Photos)
Archer Live!, featuring the cast and producers of FX’s hit animated series Archer, is coming to The Chicago Theatre on Friday April 5.The show features a live reading of classic scenes enhanced with...
View ArticleWhere to go in Chicago to celebrate Free Comic Book Day (Photos)
Tomorrow, May 4th, is Free Comic Book Day.A number of comic book stores throughout Chicago will host signings and sketches by artists and writers, contests, and giveaways of free comics, buttons, and...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Man of Steel (Photos)
With 'Man of Steel' opening today, numerous articles in newspapers, magazines, and on the Internet are featuring the history of Superman in the media.Though the articles attempt to cover his various...
View Article'Pacific Rim', see it before it closes! (Video)
appreciateSome movies, like 'Iron Man 3', deserve the incredible box-office success they've received.Some movies, like 'The Lone Ranger', deserve the cinematic oblivion they're rapidly-heading...
View ArticleRelive and recreate the 'War of the Worlds' on the 75th Anniversary
Orson Welles’ radio broadcast of H.G. Wells’ novel War of the Worlds will mark its 75th anniversary on October 30th. To celebrate, The Gift Theatre, WBEZ Radio and The Northwest Chicago History Meetup...
View ArticleIt Came from Chicago! Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; the REAL story!
You only think you know the truth.You know the song by heart. You've watched the 1964 stop-motion animated special every year since you were a little kid. You've even seen the spinoffs and sequels...
View ArticleSherlock Holmes and the Case of the Compromised Copyright
While you don't think of crime-ridden Chicago as a haunt of the greatest detective in fiction, a major legal case involving Sherlock Holmes was decided only a week ago.Since the tales written by his...
View ArticleThe Walking Dead are shambling towards Chicago!
Two weeks from today, Chicago will be invaded by zombies. Why not join them and party the whole weekend?In the tradition of "Star Trek", "Star Wars", and "Harry Potter"-themed conventions, Walker...
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