Allison Benedikt

Tired of the same old same old chocolate fudge brownie, we embarked on a world tour of ice cream. We didn't make it everywhere--Village Creamery in Skokie and Niles, with...

Hey, you. Yeah, you. Put down that pint of Ben & Jerry's. Put. It. Down. And don't even think about heading over to Cold Stone Creamery, where an hour wait...

Who's in it: Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford, Matt Davis What it's about: The lives of several New Yorkers intersect as Isabel (Banks) has doubts about her...

Capsule reviews of movies new to DVD/videos released Tuesday (subject to change by studios): Focus Feature Coach Carter If it didn't actually happen, the story of Ken Carter would seem...

Capsule reviews of movies new to DVD/videos released Tuesday (subject to change by studios): Focus Feature Jaws (1975; 30th anniversary edition) OK, ready? Cue up the cello: dum dum, dum...

Capsule reviews of movies new to DVD/videos released Tuesday (subject to change by studios): Focus Feature Father of the Bride (1991; 15th anniversary edition) Hey, it's an "anniversary" edition of...

Yes, it's true: I liked a movie about magic pants. The pants in question--used jeans, actually--complement the four leading ladies of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," Ken Kwapis' charming...

Capsule reviews of movies new to DVD/videos from the Tribune archives: `The Big Red One: The Reconstruction' ((star)(star)(star)(star)) Samuel Fuller's 1980 war movie, based on his experiences as a member...

What sort of worked THE JOKE: Chris Rock's jab at President Bush. In the first mildly successful use of analogy in an awards show monologue, Rock equates the U.S. to...

RETRO CHEAPSKATE Born at the wrong time into a hardly-wealthy-enough family? Not inclined to woo your date with such a 21st Century concoction as the $20 Bellini martini? We don't...