Chicago Tribune Sleater-Kinney concert review: Retooled band, sound, but a spark remainsChicago Tribune - By Greg Kot“Did you ever really see me? I’m not who you thought,” Corin Tucker sang as the first of two Sleater-Kinney concerts wound down Friday at the Riviera Theatre. Tucker and her longtime foil Carrie Brownstein
Chicago Tribune John Cho injured on set of Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop,’ production halted for 7-9 monthsChicago Tribune - Elaine Low“Cowboy Bebop” star John Cho sustained a knee injury on the set of the live-action Netflix series while filming in New Zealand in October, Variety has learned, leading to a 7-9 month break in production
Chicago Tribune ‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman joins Michael B. Jordan in ‘Without Remorse’Chicago Tribune - By Justin KrollBrett Gelman, best known for his scene-stealing roles in “Fleabag,” “Stranger Things” and “Love,” has joined Michael B. Jordan in Paramount’s adaptation of Tom Clancy’s “Without Remorse.” Jordan is starring
Chicago Tribune Commentary: Are these end times for binge culture?Chicago Tribune - By Meredith Blake and Yvonne VillarrealAfter years of buildup, Apple will make its long-awaited push into original programming with the Nov. 1 launch of its streaming service, Apple TV+. Easily its most anticipated series is "The Morning Show,"
Chicago Tribune The 10 best streaming TV shows you probably aren’t watchingChicago Tribune - By Robert LloydIn Dr. Seuss' seminal work "On Beyond Zebra," we are led beyond the customary 26 letters of the alphabet to discover obscure new characters with particular uses. So it is with streaming television, where
Chicago Tribune Service held for "Hamilton" star's late daughterChicago Tribune - Hannah Herrera GreenspanOn Sunday, a service will be held for Adelaide Cervantes in the Winter Garden Room at Harold Washington Library, 401 S. Plymouth Entrance. Miguel and Kelly Cervantes have invited the public to “A Celebration
Chicago Tribune Review: "Juice B Crypts" by BattlesChicago Tribune - Greg KotSimple keyboard lines bookend Battles’ fourth album, “Juice B Crypts” (Warp). In between, a matrix of sonic crosscurrents – keyboards, voices, drums, guitar and more keyboards – frantically dance, smash
Chicago Tribune Lady Gaga says she’s fine after she and fan fall off stage in VegasChicago Tribune - By Christi CarrasShrieks rang out Thursday when Lady Gaga and a fan fell off the stage to the floor several feet below at a show during her Las Vegas residency. Several attendees caught the incident on video, which sees
Chicago Tribune Jane Fonda arrested (again) with Sam Waterston in climate change protestChicago Tribune - By Mackenzie NicholsJane Fonda was arrested again on Friday for protesting outside the Capitol in an effort to urge U.S. officials to take climate change seriously. This time, however, fellow “Grace and Frankie” actor Sam
Chicago Tribune Bill Macy, who played Bea Arthur’s husband on ‘Maude,’ dies at 97Chicago Tribune - By Lynn ElberBill Macy, the character actor whose hangdog expression was a perfect match for his role as the long-suffering foil to Bea Arthur's unyielding feminist on the daring 1970s sitcom "Maude," has died. He
Chicago Tribune Amy Schumer documentary ‘Expecting Amy’ ordered at HBO MaxChicago Tribune - By Will ThorneAmy Schumer’s journey through her pregnancy is coming to HBO Max. The streamer, set to launch in the spring of 2020, has ordered the documentary "Expecting Amy" (working title), which will provide a "unfiltered,"
Chicago Tribune Barney the Dinosaur movie in the works from Mattel Films and Daniel KaluuyaChicago Tribune - By Justin KrollMattel Films, Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% banner and Valparaiso Pictures are partnering to develop a live-action motion picture based on Barney, Mattel’s iconic purple dinosaur. “Working with Daniel Kaluuya enable
Chicago Tribune Kanye West releases trailer for ‘Jesus Is King’ IMAX documentaryChicago Tribune - Sonaiya KelleyKanye West teases a first look at his “Jesus Is King” documentary that will hit theaters next week. The film, which will screen exclusively in IMAX theaters worldwide on Oct. 25, will include songs arranged
Chicago Tribune Review of Chicago Symphony Orchestra in "The Four Seasons," with versions by Vivaldi and Astor PiazzChicago Tribune - Howard ReichThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra doesn’t address music of Latin America nearly often enough, so Thursday night’s program amounted to a welcome – if brief – corrective. The focal point was Argentine tango
Chicago Tribune Column: ‘The fight goes on’: Ronan Farrow discusses Matt Lauer rape allegations, Harvey Weinstein threats andChicago Tribune - Heidi StevensThursday evening, hours after NBC announced it won’t authorize an outside investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Lauer, journalist Ronan Farrow sat on a Chicago Ideas Week stage discussing
Chicago Tribune Listen: Prince’s estate, Warner Records releases acoustic demo of ‘I Feel for You’Chicago Tribune - By Jem AswadIn honor of the 40th anniversary of Prince’s self-titled second album, “Prince” — which was released on October 19, 1979 — late artist’s estate and Warner Records have released a previously uncirculated,
Chicago Tribune Listen: Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump releases first single from ‘Spell’ soundtrackChicago Tribune - By Variety staffFall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump continues his extensive work in the film/TV soundtrack realm with the release of “Spell,” which comes on Nov. 1 on Milan Records through Sony Music Masterworks. The
Chicago Tribune Netflix releases Panama Papers movie despite lawsuitChicago Tribune - By Associated PressNetflix has released a movie based on the so-called Panama Papers despite an attempt by two lawyers to stop the streaming premiere. "The Laundromat," starring Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas and Meryl Streep,
Chicago Tribune Newbie? Obsessive? Zack Snyder fiend? Our guide to HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ has you coveredChicago TribuneDamon Lindelof has long maintained that his "Watchmen" is neither a direct adaptation nor a reboot of the original comic book series created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Instead, the showrunner has
Chicago Tribune ‘The King’ review: Timothee Chalamet takes Shakespeare once more into the breachChicago Tribune - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles TimesThose familiar with uneasy friends Falstaff and Prince Hal owe a debt to William Shakespeare, who put them in multiple plays and made them so enduring that creative spirits from Orson Welles and Laurence
Chicago Tribune Ronan Farrow’s ‘Catch and Kill’ reveals a spy story and portraits of perseveranceChicago Tribune - Maria L. La GangaAt first, I wasn’t sure I wanted to read Ronan Farrow’s book. I didn’t want to spend hours with a revolving cast of powerful men accused of doing unspeakable things to women, with impunity or the next
Chicago Tribune 'The Sound Inside’ on Broadway: Mary-Louise Parker shines in Adam Rapp’s exquisitely dark dramaChicago Tribune - By Chris JonesAnyone who has tended to the dying, or even the severely challenged, has seen someone’s mind flick back across their entire lives, thinking about their successes and, shudder, their failings. They also
Chicago Tribune Review: Delightful ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ has a boffo star cast crammed in an off-Broadway theaterChicago Tribune - By Chris JonesBop sh’bop and watch the dollars drop! Director Micheal Mayer’s boffo new boutique staging of “Little Shop of Horrors” is gonna beat out a lot of those main-stem Broadway attractions to somewhere that’s
Chicago Tribune Country radio DJ Bob Kingsley, 80, dies at home in TexasChicago Tribune - By Associated PressBob Kingsley, a radio announcer who since the 1970s led country music fans counting down the weekly hits, has died in Texas. Rob Simbeck, a friend and producer of the "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40," Kingsley
Chicago Tribune ‘Dead to Me’ Season 2 casts Natalie MoralesChicago Tribune - By Joe OttersonNatalie Morales has been cast in “Dead to Me” Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively. Morales will appear in the recurring role of Michelle. Described as wry and down to earth, Michelle a
Chicago Tribune Things to do in Chicago this weekend: Open House Chicago, ‘Hocus Pocus,’ and Jim GaffiganChicago Tribune - Adam LukachChicago has plenty of things to do this weekend, so we’ve picked out a few favorites to get you started, including Open House Chicago, a “Hocus Pocus” screening, barrel-aged beer, farmers markets and Buildings
Chicago Tribune Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, dies at 98Chicago Tribune - By Peter Orsi and Andrea RodriguezAlicia Alonso, the revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died Thursday at age 98. Miguel Cabrera, an official
Chicago Tribune Kurt Sutter fired from ‘Mayans MC’, after complaints about his behaviorChicago Tribune - By Joe OttersonKurt Sutter has been fired from his role as co-showrunner on “Mayans MC,” Variety has learned from sources. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Sutter notified the cast and crew
Chicago TribuneBehavior Kurt Sutter fired from ‘Mayans MC’, after complaints about his behaviorChicago Tribune - Joe OttersonKurt Sutter has been fired from his role as co-showrunner on “Mayans MC,” Variety has learned. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Sutter notified cast and crew of the show on in
