The Naperville Public Library has long served as a cultural hub for the community, and few of its programs have cultivated a more devoted following than the Retro Reel screening series curated by Sreepathy. Now in its 23...

The Ox-Bow Incident When the law takes the law into its own hands… Slice and dice it anyway you want, but majority is just a number. Its voice has volume, but it may not necessarily be valid. It has might, but it may not...

Munich Revenge tastes sweetest, till we realize that we are inevitably diabetic… As individuals, as groups, or as nations, the urge to respond with force to an act of evil is very real and natural. Let’s not be naïve, or...

Madonna –the woman always in controversy She is to be discussed in a Polish exorcist meeting as reported by ( A secretive 5-day meeting to held in Poland by priests who are trained in taming and defeating the demons will...

Penelope Cruz will be the next bond girl. This Oscar-winner will be playing the Bond Girl in Sam Mendez’s follow-up to Skyfall that released last year. She sets the record to be the oldest Bond Girl. Cruz will be 40 next...

A r g o Here’s the kind of movie that makes movie-watching worth its while. “Based on a true story.” That ubiquitous line from many a movie’s beginning never sounded truer or more authentic than from Argo (2012). If you...

Minority Report Is a crime committed before it’s committed if you stop it before it’s committed? A paradoxical, circular question like that sends your brain into a tizzy, doesn’t it? But then, what human conundrum doesn’...

big heart has made an even bigger difference: The UNHCR Goodwill ambassador exclusively confirms to E! News that she has opened a school in Afghanistan. Jolie chose to fund the girls-only primary school in an area just o...

It seems Alec Baldwin is going to have to find a new name for his baby. The excited father-to-be had revealed plans to call the child Massimo - if it was a boy. But his thrilled wife Hilaria revealed on Thursday that she...

12 Angry Men “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” The man who said that, Abraham Lincoln, knew a thing or two about all three – adversity, character, and power....

is playing a dad again — and this time it's not a movie! The 67 year-old "Cheaper by the Dozen" star and his wife, Anne Stringfield, 41, have welcomed their first child. A rep for the legendary comedian confirmed to the...

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Well this is one way to get thrown out of the Hollywood mothers' group. Cougar Town actress Nicole Sullivan has launched an attack on celebrity mothers who claim. The mother of two singled out Jessica Alba, saying the Bl...

In a surprise move, the Golden Globe award for Best Drama went to "Argo," the true story of how the CIA faked a sci-fi movie as a cover to rescue hostages in Iran. Ben Affleck also won the award for Best Director, which...

Retro Reel is a column about movies, but not about the latest box-office releases. There will be aspects of review, but the column is intended more as a recommendation of good movies of different genres, with the sense o...

The latest James Bond movie, "Skyfall", has become the highest-grossing film in British box office history, its producers said on Wednesday. The 23rd episode of the spy series, starring Daniel Craig as Agent 007 for a th...

Entertainment and Culture in India Entertainment and culture reflect and shape societies. Understanding popular culture provides insight into values, anxieties, and aspirations. The Role of Entertainment Entertainment pr...

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has come out with an autobiography called "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.". He is promoting his book and will be on 60 minutes this Sunday. He talks about his wife and sa...

Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

Books that are made into films end up fascinating readers and film enthusiasts alike. For the readers, it is a matter of finding out whether the key characters live up to their own visualisation of the roles and the intr...

Retro Reel is a column about movies, but not about the latest box-office releases. There will be aspects of review, but the column is intended more as a recommendation of good movies of different genres, with the sense o...

So happy: Jennifer Aniston said 'yes' to Justin Theroux's proposal during his birthday dinner on Friday night in New York City Jennifer Aniston has been filming her latest movie for the past few weeks in North Carolina....

Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

Dark Knight' showing halted in Bergen County because of unusual activity near emergency door About 100 moviegoers in Edgewater were evacuated from a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" tonight after a patron saw someone o...

When Oprah Winfrey visited India in 2012 and aired an episode of Oprah's Next Chapter featuring Indian families and culture, the response from many Indians was not the warm reception her producers might have expected — i...

Gunman kills 12 in Colorado movie theater A heavily armed gunman attacked an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater early Friday, tossing tear gas before opening fire on the terrified audience and killing 12 and wounding 38, au...

The aggregating Web site RottenTomatoes.com suspended user comments on movie reviews of "The Dark Knight Rises" after commenters reacted harshly to negative reviews of the film and made profane and threatening remarks ab...

It seems unloading on her three daughters in her time of need has resulted in the breakdown of Demi Moore's relationship with her girls - who are now 'considering a...

Jane Pitt, mother of actor Brad Pitt, has been scared into silence by the hate-filled, vulgar and even violent reaction to her public assertion that Barack Obama is...

Living in separate bedrooms the reason for divorce Katie Holmes today emerged for the first time since filing for divorce from her husband Tom Cruise last week. The 33-year-old actress, who has looked decidedly tense and...

The announcement that Psycho — Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller, one of the most studied and influential films in cinema history — would be adapted into a television series generated the kind of skeptical attention that...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the storied Paramount Pictures, the only studio to still call Hollywood (the L.A. neighborhood, not the state of mind) its home. Founded in 1912 as the Famous Players Film Company...

When Lady Gaga launched Fame in 2012, it was not simply a celebrity fragrance release — it was a performance in the medium of commerce, which is to say it was entirely consistent with everything else she had done in the...

One is a fresh-faced child star bouncing back from a career nosedive with a new Liz Taylor biopic. The other is a socialite who pretty much came out the womb partying. Yet Lindsay Lohan, 25, was left looking years older...

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's return to the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012 was her first major international appearance since giving birth to her daughter Aaradhya in November 2011, and it generated, as her Cannes appearanc...

Mensa, the high-IQ society that requires members to score in the top 2 percent on standardized intelligence tests, counts among its global membership a handful of celebrities whose intellectual credentials tend to surpri...

In early 2012, actor John Travolta faced accusations from two men who alleged that he had made unwanted sexual advances during separate incidents involving massage sessions. Both filed civil lawsuits. Both were eventuall...

A London jogger's account of collapsing with a heart attack during his morning run and receiving CPR from actor Dustin Hoffman, who happened to be in the vicinity, generated the kind of story that spreads quickly through...

When a six-year-old boy in the United States was suspended from school for singing the LMFAO song "I'm Sexy and I Know It" to a female classmate, the incident generated the kind of widespread bewilderment that only a sto...

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She debuted the ring in a subtle fashion after stepping out at a museum event. But it appears that Angelina Jolie is getting used to wearing her huge engagement diamond and was seen holding it up for all to see as she he...

A self-proclaimed brainiac and science expert who loves to shop, this adventurous, skydiving 18 year old from Lilburn, Georgia is ready to show her family and the world her musical talent. Although Mathai loves to sing p...

The King of Twitter is now the King of Apple, as "Two and a Half Men" star Ashton Kutcher is attached to play Steve Jobs in the indie pic "Jobs," which Joshua Michael Stern ("Swing Vote") will direct from a script by Mat...

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She was known for natural looks, void of fake tan and thick make-up.But Ashley Judd looks a far cry from her Hollywood heyday. The actress sparked plastic surgery rumours when she appeared on a Canadian talk show to prom...

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Meryl Streep's appearance at the Academy Awards was never merely a ceremonial duty — it was an event. With more Oscar nominations than any other performer in the award's history, Streep occupies a singular position in th...

Victoria Beckham 'working round the clock' as Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow and Charlize Theron request Oscars gowns For a fashion designer to be handpicked by the world's top stars to be worn at one of the most importan...

Arnold Schwarzenegger's visit to India generated the combination of celebrity excitement and political engagement that his unusual biography—action star, bodybuilder, governor, activist—tends to produce in countries wher...

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Reports that Maria Shriver was reconsidering her decision to file for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger surfaced in 2012—more than a year after she had announced the separation following his admission that he had father...

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Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

After months of tabloid speculation and a very public unraveling, Demi Moore confirmed what many had suspected: her six-year marriage to Ashton Kutcher was over. Moore filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences...

Lady Gaga attended a fundraiser with the president on Sunday night, according to a White House pool report, and she raised the issue of suicide and bullying of gay teens. The report describes her as wearing enormous heel...

Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

Tyler Perry's position at the top of Forbes's list of the highest-paid men in entertainment — ahead of Jerry Bruckheimer, Steven Spielberg, and a roster of talent whose individual projects command budgets larger than Per...

Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

35-year-old Reese Witherspoon has been spotted house hunting in California, and it seems that only the best will do for the Legally Blonde star. She has her eye on a $14million Malibu home that is currently inhabited by...

Concern about Angelina Jolie's weight has been a recurring feature of the entertainment press for years, but recent photographs taken at public appearances have intensified the conversation, with multiple observers notin...

Rihanna's envious red tresses come at a hefty price tag, as it was revealed that she spends a whopping $23,000 per month to get her hair to that perfect shade. The 23-year-old Barbadian beauty has enlisted the help of ce...

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor and former California governor, began the slow and difficult process of rebuilding his public image and family relationships following his acknowledgment in 2011 that he had fathered a ch...

The tabloid fascination with the Brad Pitt-Jennifer Aniston-Angelina Jolie triangle shows no signs of abating, even years after the events that created it. The latest entry in this apparently inexhaustible narrative: rep...

Reese Witherspoon better make some room on her trophy shelf. MTV says Witherspoon will receive its Generation Award at Sunday's MTV Movie Awards. The 35-year-old Oscar winner is being recognized for her range as an actre...

Technology and Modern Life Technology has transformed how we communicate, work, and live. Understanding technology's role in society is essential for the modern world. The Speed of Change Technological change accelerates...

Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to leading roles after leaving the California governorship in 2011 was shaped by an apparent desire to demonstrate range rather than simply replicate the action-hero formula that had made h...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, the second film adaptation of Jeff Kinney's enormously popular middle-grade book series, arrived in 2011 with the comfortable confidence of a franchise that understood its audience pr...

Elizabeth Taylor died on March 23, 2011, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, of congestive heart failure. She was seventy-nine years old. With her death, Hollywood lost its last genuine connection to the golde...

Charlie Sheen's very public unraveling in early 2011 — culminating in his firing from Two and a Half Men by CBS and producer Chuck Lorre in March — was one of the first major celebrity implosions conducted substantially...

Madonna's expansion into fitness through her Hard Candy Fitness gym chain, launched with its first international location in Mexico City in 2010, was a logical extension of the brand identity she had been building since...

Hair occupies a peculiar position in the psychological landscape of womanhood — at once trivial and profound, a vanity easily mocked and a site of genuine identity that women spend significant portions of their lives neg...

David and Victoria Beckham have been married since 1999, a duration that in the specific context of celebrity marriage represents something approaching geological time. Two decades in public life, four children, multiple...