'Antlers' actress Keri Russell talks about what makes thrillers so enticing...
CHICAGO — On the pre-Halloween, Dean's List/A-List interview today, the star one-time known as "Felicity.” Keri Russell now is playing a small-town teacher who is convinced that a student may be a...
View ArticleHow it happened: Inside movie set where Alec Baldwin's gun fired
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Light from a high afternoon sun slanted through the tall windows of the weathered wooden church, catching on the plank floorboards and illuminating the stained glass. Outside,...
View ArticleDean's Weekender: Six Flags Fright Fest, Boyz II Men, Millennium Tour
Movies, concerts, theater and even some Halloween fun tops this week’s Dean's List Weekender of fun things to do.
View ArticleDean's Reviews: Antlers, Last Night in Soho, French Dispatch
WGN Entertainment Critic Dean Richards shares his reviews for this weekend’s theatrical and streaming releases.
View ArticleRapper Fetty Wap, NJ corrections officer among 6 arrested in cross-country...
QUEENS — The rapper Fetty Wap was charged on Friday with participating in a conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin, fentanyl and other drugs into the New York City region. The rapper, whose...
View ArticleZayn Malik pleads no contest to harassing Gigi Hadid, mom
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Musician Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges that he harassed his girlfriend — supermodel Gigi Hadid — and her reality TV star mother during a violent Sept. 29 argument...
View Article'She was my friend'— Alec Baldwin mourns cinematographer
Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly for the first time on camera about the cinematographer he fatally shot on the movie set of “Rust,” calling her a friend and saying he is in “constant contact” with her...
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LL Cool J, Carole King, Tina Tuner among those inducted into Rock Hall
CLEVELAND (AP) — LL Cool J got together some of his heavyweight musical friends to usher him into rock immortality. Part of an eclectic 2021 class that includes Carole King, Tina Turner, The Go-Gos,...
View ArticleJon Bon Jovi tests positive for COVID-19, cancels concert
MIAMI (AP) — Jon Bon Jovi tested positive for COVID-19 during a rapid test just before he was set to perform a concert in Miami Beach. An announcer took to the stage to give the crowd the bad news...
View ArticleTom Hanks fondly remembers his first trip to Chicago
CHICAGO — A special Dean’s List/A-List interview — a favorite A-lister from over the years. Tom Hanks’ latest movie is one of his best. “Finch" is about a man living alone in a world where some sort...
View ArticleDean Richards chats with Joe Mantegna & Ronnie Marmo from 'I’m Not a...
Joe Mantegna, Director http://www.joemantegna.com/ Ronnie Marmo, Actor and Playwright of “I’m Not a Comedian…I’m Lenny Bruce” Home https://ronniemarmo.com/ Event: “I’m Not A Comedian… I’m Lenny...
View ArticleKristen Stewart announces engagement to Dylan Meyer
Kristen Stewart is engaged to screenwriter Dylan Meyer. The 31-year-old actor announced the news The Howard Stern Show Tuesday. “We’re marrying, it’s happening,” Stewart said. She also revealed that...
View ArticleAlec Baldwin shares message defending ‘Rust’ conditions
LOS ANGELES (NewsNation Now) — Alec Baldwin took to Instagram Tuesday to share what appeared to be a ‘Rust’ crew member's message slamming reports that the movie set conditions were unsafe. The post,...
View ArticleDisgraced chef Mario Batali to face April trial in sexual misconduct case
BOSTON (AP) — Celebrity chef Mario Batali's trial on sexual misconduct charge in Boston has been set for April. The trial will take place April 11 in Boston Municipal Court, Suffolk County District...
View ArticleDean’s Home Video: Finch, The Harder They Fall, Head of the Class and more
What’s new in home video? WGN Entertainment Critic Dean Richards has a look at what’s streaming this week and upcoming weekend.
View ArticleDean shares recipe for Spiced Sweet Potato Soup
Dean Richards shares his easy and delicious recipe for Spiced Sweet Potato Soup. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onion (from 1 large onion)1 cup roughly chopped carrots...
View ArticleMelissa Gilbert, Dan Butler talk new play 'When Harry Met Rehab'
CHICAGO — She became a household name as Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie in 1974 and he was part of the amazing ensemble cast of one of TV's most successful sitcoms, "Frasier" as...
View ArticleThe Gap Band founder Ronnie Wilson dies at age 73
Ronnie Wilson, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the popular R&B and funk group The Gap Band, has died. He was 73. His wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, posted on Facebook that her husband died on...
View ArticleJoe Exotic says he has aggressive prostate cancer
(NEXSTAR) — "Tiger King" Joe Exotic has revealed that he has been diagnosed with "an aggressive cancer." Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage, wrote on his Instagram Wednesday...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie, Salma Hayek talk about diversity in new Marvel movie 'Eternals'
CHICAGO — On the Dean’s List A-List interview today, more of the stars of the latest addition to the Marvel cinematic universe. Among the star-studded ensemble in "Eternals" is Oscar winner...
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