Gary Dretzka

Updating an item in Monday's Newsmakers, Martin Scorsese's "Casino" won its appeal and will be rated R, rather than the original NC-17. And "Showgirls" will make a quick trip to...

The NC-17 ratings issue--as well as its affect on advertising and marketing--is being tested again with the film, "When Night is Falling"--scheduled to open Nov. 24 in several Chicagoland theatres....

Old Hollywood proved it could still draw a crowd at star-studded receptions held Wednesday at landmark hotels on Sunset Boulevard. At the Beverly Hills Hotel, Charlton Heston previewed his new...

The Muppets are back--big time. Capital Cities/ABC and Jim Henson Productions said Thursday they've signed a 5-year partnership to create TV programming. The companies will have equal ownership of all...

Joe Ely Letter to Laredo (MCA) (star) (star) (star) (star) It would be difficult to come up with enough superlatives to describe "Letter to Laredo," Joe Ely's surprising new tour...

Jesse Dayton Raisin' Cain (Justice) (star) (star) (star) 1/2 If you're a fan of Texas honky-tonk music--big and brawling one minute, gently swinging or straddling the Rio Grande the next--then...

South African president Nelson Mandela may have been in New York for United Nations events and the premiere of the Miramax movie, "Cry, the Beloved Country," Monday night, but he...

A little more than a year ago, Ted Harbert, the president of ABC Entertainment, told reporters his network would reconsider the use of theme songs on its sitcoms. The proposal...

Colin James Bad Habits (Warner) (star) (star) 1/2 In the dedication to his jumpin' new album, Canadian blues rocker Colin James readily acknowledges the debt he owes such essential guitarists...

Dar Williams The Honesty Room (Razor & Tie) (star) (star) (star) This delightful debut effort from New England folkie Dar Williams has been kicking around for a few months but...