Lou Carlozo

GOING OUT. This is an event for those of us drawn to T-shirts that proclaim, "I take life one mile at a time." Consider the Heartland run for the pure...

Jim Carrey as the Grinch. Mike Myers as the Cat in the Hat. Who's next to turn a Dr. Seuss story into a would-be blockbuster? Here are Friday's fearless forecasts,...

Armchair cartoonist that I am, I've signed up for figure drawing at the Latin School, hoping to pick up artistic pointers I left behind. "Maybe I can do caricatures of...

Movies like "The Life of David Gale" infuriate viewers and critics when a decent storyline falls prey to a filmmakers' manipulative agenda. So be forewarned: In the teen thriller "Hangman's...

Opening Friday, "Thirteen" joins these films with numeric monikers: SE7EN (David Fincher, 1995) Two detectives--one soon to retire (Morgan Freeman) and his replacement (Brad Pitt)--stumble on a serial killer's trail,...

On the cover, we set up the challenge: Can other hot dogs survive in a city where Chicago-style rules? We found out they can. Here's Friday's guide to Anything But...

The long-awaited sequel "The Matrix Reloaded" opened this week, and the Friday staff was eager to explore its many dimensions. (Stop action. New paragraph. Read on.) 1. SCIENCE FICTION "Reloaded"...

True: Just 20-some years ago, the Music Box showed porno and surrounding Southport Avenue was dicey. Today, the Southport strip from Irving Park to Belmont is a North Side diamond....

With "Sing-a-long West Side Story" in town, we thought of five films we would like to sing along with, if only they were musicals. Here are our selections, and the...

First, she made a mess of hubby Guy Richie's filmmaking career. Now, Madonna's looking to become . . . a children's book author. Yes, the same Madonna with the bullet-proof...