House (movie)

by Frank James Congressional Democrats have volleyed the auto-bailout ball back into the Big Three automakers' court. Lawmakers asked the auto industry chieftains who appeared on Capitol Hill this week to provide a plan by early December of what......

David Kovacs and Alaric Jans are gray-haired guys with the souls of teenage boys who for the next three weekends are staging a wonderfully quirky kids' show in the Loop. But before I go on about "Captain Marbles and His Acting Squad," a little history....

Richard M. Nixon adored the movies. He walked out of "West Side Story," which he dismissed as "propaganda," but he revered John Ford, kept up with the New Hollywood experiments, including Robert Altman's "The Long Goodbye," and screened hundreds of...

Ethel Bradley, who was the longest-reigning first lady of Los Angeles as the wife of the city's first black mayor, Tom Bradley, has died. She was 89. Bradley, whose husband held office from 1973 to 1993, died Tuesday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles...

One way to conquer your fears is to face them, but on the new CW show, a few brave souls will fail trying. A musician, model, bartender and hotel concierge are just a few of the lucky 13 contestants who will face their deepest fears on "13 - Fear Is...

Maybe we mocked Martha, trod on the toes of the Barefoot Contessa and openly ridiculed Rachel Ray, but their message has gotten through — domesticity is making a comeback. Perhaps we fancy ourselves as one of the trendy frugalistas, or maybe it's...

On the heels of "Ray" and "Walk the Line" comes another dramatization of the pre-rock era, "Cadillac Records." You may think you know what to expect: a bloated running time, history lessons disguised as dialogue and scene after scene of overemotive...

It is a wide world, I know, and there are surely people in it more receptive than myself to the idea of a four-hour miniseries about Saddam Hussein. That seems a long time to spend with the man. (John Adams got eight-plus hours earlier this year, but he...

A look at some of the main places targeted by gunmen in Mumbai: • Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, an elaborate building with onyx columns and high alabaster ceilings that opened in 1903, is one of Mumbai's best-known destinations. The hotel looks...

Off the Wall is a spectacle all its own. MUSIC MAKERS. They're all over network, cable and public TV this week. "Boyz II Men Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA" (tonight at 11, WLIW/21) features members live in the WLIW studio discussing their 20-...

Can "A Christmas Story" really be 25 years old? The iconic 1983 holiday film about Ralphie Parker and his dream of getting a Red Ryder BB gun from Santa is marking a big anniversary this month. At the "A Christmas Story" House & Museum in Cleveland,...

TODAY Arts for all Havre de Grace Arts Alliance will hold a Downtown Arts Crawl from noon to 5 p.m. Works of art, performances, chocolate treats, a roaming Santa Claus and a parade at 2:30 p.m. will be featured. Art Rooms Professional Art Supplies will...