Simply put, OK GO is guitar rock. The Chicago quartet produces toe-tapping quasi-radio singles which revolve around power and barre chord progressions. Guitar leads play off vocal harmonies and running bass lines stay in check alongside snare snaps and...

Here’s an idea. Let’s get two great actors who represent entirely different stereotypes, put them together in a car for 80 minutes and call it a movie. Sound good? Of course not. That’s why, even with the blessings of Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene...

They don’t play this video on MTV anymore, but I saw it on a DVD collection of some of Spike Jonz’s work - it is hilarious. Spike Jonz and his "posse" practiced this elaborate dance routine to perform in front of a movie theater. The group pieces...

Michael Maronna began acting in commercials and went on to play Macaulay Culkin’s brother in the first "Home Alone" movie. Maronna is most renowned for his role as Big Pete Wrigley in Nickelodeon’s "The Adventures of Pete & Pete," but has also...

When browsing online at Myspace.com, coming across a profile which says, "I like outdoorsy stuff. I’m not afraid of getting a little dirty. I like to fish, camp and go hiking at places like Starved Rock," the last thing that comes to mind is biochemistry....

Michael Maronna began acting in commercials and went on to play Macaulay Culkin’s brother in the first "Home Alone" movie. Maronna is most renowned for his role as Big Pete Wrigley in Nickelodeon’s "The Adventures of Pete & Pete," but has also...

"The Exorcist" certainly made its mark on pop culture, and the horror/drama "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" is the latest indication of its effect. While the movie itself pales in comparison to "The Exorcist," it presents a thoughtful statement about the...

Midnight movie attendees, self-proclaimed lovers of oddities, tricksters and twists, have now received satisfaction. Carmike Market Square Cinema, 2160 Sycamore Road, have decided to re-run the bi-annual "Rerun Movie Festival." Beginning Friday with an...

With lower box office revenues across the board, the importance of ticket sales and the bottom dollar sometimes seem to outweigh the creative aspects of the work itself. The solution is scattered throughout the world in the form of film festivals large...

Editor’s Note: Every week, rain or shine, Chris Strupp brings you Struppendous Advice which makes all of our lives a little bit better. Except for this week. Unfortunately for those of you who wrote letters to Chris seeking advice, I will be sneaking...

A documentary film immortalizes its subjects as they appear in the movie. Wilco will forever be in flux with a singer enduring chronic migraines, The Beatles will in no way get a perfect final-album and Spinal Tap will never find the stage. And after...

Local independent rock group Inspector Owl recently released its first six-song EP, "Patterns of Nerve Cell Action." This highly energetic and lyrically charged EP contains the group’s newest tunes since their 2004 split EP release. The band mixes a...