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Cantankerous Critic: ?The Woman In Black? An Effective Scare Generator ?Harry Potter? star Daniel Radcliffe confronts things that go bump in the night without the aid of his trusty wand in the atmospheric haunted house chiller ?The Woman In Black.? Cantankerous Critic: ?Chronicle? Not As Fresh As It Thinks Chronicle? is one part superhero origin story, one part ?Cloverfield.? Cantankerous Critic: ?Big Miracle? Adds Layers To Typical Environmental Story By the standards of kid-friendly animals in trouble rescue pics, ?Big Miracle? is a better than average tale/ Cornelius? Friends, Family Say They Didn?t See Signs Of Suicide First came the shock of losing his friend Don Cornelius, then the discovery that just a few hours before his death, Cornelius left longtime friend and radio executive Marv Dyson three voice mail messages. ?Soul Train? Creator Don Cornelius Dead Of Apparent Suicide ?Soul Train? creator and Chicago native Don Cornelius was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday morning in his Los Angeles home. YouTube Clips Expose How Chicagoans Really Sound Two separate YouTube clips are showing us Chicagoans how we really sound, from praising ?da Bears? to nitpicking about what neighborhood we live in. Gingrich Slapped With Lawsuit For Using ?Eye Of The Tiger? The Chicago musician who composed the classic rock song ?Eye of the Tiger? is suing Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich for using the song without permission. Cantankerous Critic: ?Man On A Ledge? Is As Simple As It Sounds ?Man On A Ledge? is a movie made to play on TNT on a rainy afternoon. It's got a simple premise you can understand easily from the title alone, and it never aspires to be anything else. Cantankerous Critic: No Substance To ?The Grey? Liam Neeson is cold, and there's wolves!! That's all you need to know about ?The Grey.? Lyric Opera ?Show Boat? Star Once Played College Football A former Citadel football player has changed gears 180 degrees in his career, and now performs at the Lyric Opera. Glen Campbell Won?t Let Alzheimer?s Take Him Offstage Country lened Glen Campbell is in the area for his farewell tour, but he's not letting his Alzheimer's disease get him down. Quigley Honors 93XRT, Lin Brehmer On House Floor U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) read a speech on the House floor Tuesday, honoring 93XRT for its upcoming 40th anniversary, and Lin Brehmer for 20 years on the air at the station. Movie Industry Boomed In Chicago During Silent Era Before the movie industry moved west to Hollywood, it got its start here in Chicago during the silent film era. Plainfield Native Melissa McCarthy Nominated For Oscar Plainfield native and ?Mike & Molly? star Melissa McCarthy has been nominated for an Academy Award best supporting actress, for her role in the movie ?Bridesmaids.? Etta James, Legend Of Chicago?s Chess Records, Dies At 73 Singer Etta James, who gained her greatest fame while recording her with Chess Records in Chicago, has died at the age of 73. Cantankerous Critic: ?Red Tails? ?Red Tails? wasn?t written by George Lucas, but it sounds like it could have been, and that?s not a good thing. Cantankerous Critic: ?Haywire? In the spy thriller ?Haywire,? former MMA fighter Gina Carano shows she has what it takes in the ass-kicking department, but dialogue proves to be a far more formidable foe. Tuskegee Airmen Recall WWII Experience As ?Red Tails? Hits Theaters A new major motion picture from producer George Lucas tells the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the famed all-black World War II fighter squadron. About 16 of its members now live in Chicago. Report: Bruce Springsteen To Play At Wrigley In September The Boss may be coming to Wrigley Field, and we don?t mean Cubs baseball operations president Theo Epstein. Art Institute Names New Marketing Director Last summer, the Art Institute of Chicago named a new president. Now it has a new marketing chief as well. Cantankerous Critic: ?Joyful Noise? Provides No Glee ?Joyful Noise? preaches to the choir, but provides no glee for anyone else. Cantankerous Critic: Meryl Streep Stuck In Awful Mess Of ?The Iron Lady? Meryl Streep delivers a formidable performance as the divisive British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but the film that surrounds her is an awful mess. Cantankerous Critic: ?Contraband? Is Thoroughly Formulaic ?Contraband? could very well be the prototype for a formulaic Mark Wahlberg vehicle. Watch The People?s Choice Awards Tonight On CBS The brightest stars will shine at the People's Choice Awards, tonight on CBS. Tune in to find out the public's favorites. Old Town School Of Folk Music Unveils State-Of-The-Art Addition The Old Town School of Folk Music has unveiled its new, state-of-the-art addition. Cantankerous Critic: The 10 Worst Of 2011 Cantankerous Critic Michael Walters has his picks for the very worst movies of 2011. Renovations Well Underway At Old Hyde Park Movie Theater Work is well underway to convert the old Hyde Park Theater building into a fancy art-house cinema. Cantankerous Critic: The 10 Best Of 2011 Cantankerous Critic Michael Walters has his picks for the best movies of 2011. Don't look for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1." Occupy Chicago To Present Adaptation Of ?A Christmas Carol? On Friday afternoon in Grant Park, the Occupy Chicago movement turns from protesting to playwright production, updating Charles Dickens? classic ?A Christmas Carol? for the proverbial 99 percent. Cantankerous Critic: We Bought A Zoo As much as it pains me to say this, ?We Bought A Zoo? is just as awful as its premise suggests. Cantankerous Critic: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? gets the best possible adaptation it could ever hope for. Director David Fincher (Seven, Zodiac) certainly knows his way around a serial killer thriller. And even if you've never read the book, this'll make you understand what all the fuss has been about. Cantankerous Critic: The Adventures Of Tintin The Adventures of Tintin looks, sounds and feels like a comic strip come to life. While the characters in motion capture animation have had the same dead eyed zombie stare since at least ?The Polar Express,? Tintin seems to have solved this particular problem. Everyone harks back to a certain apple-cheeked, rubbery-faced look of the original stories. Robin Ventura Joins 9-Year-Old Cancer Patient Onstage For ?A Christmas Carol? A 9-year-old Chicago cancer patient's wish was granted Wednesday night at the Goodman Theatre. Chicago Film Critics Name ?The Tree Of Life? The Year?s Best Picture The Chicago Film Critics Association has named Terrence Malick?s ?The Tree of Life? the year?s best picture. Cantankerous Critic: Knightley?s Overacting Hurts ?A Dangerous Method? ?A Dangerous Method? is an understated psychological drama about two fathers of psychiatry that is nearly hijacked by a wildly unhinged, overacting Keira Knightley. Cantankerous Critic: The Chipmunks Should?ve Gone Down With The ?Chipwreck? After sitting through ?Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked? I wished Alvin and the rest of the squeaky voiced chipmunks had gone down with the ship instead. Cantankerous Critic: Cruise Picking Up Steam In ?Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol? Improbably, the "Mission Impossible" series actually seems to be getting better with age. And the fourth film: ?Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol? finds Tom Cruise picking up steam instead of coasting on fumes. Cantankerous Critic: A New Adventure With An Old Friend In ?Sherlock Holmes 2? Time has been kind to Sherlock Holmes, and the arrival of ?Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows? is like a welcome adventure with an old friend. Lifetime Movie About Drew Peterson To Air In January As the real Drew Peterson demands an apology from Illinois State Police for suggesting that he might have killed in fourth wife, Stacy, a trailer is now out for a Lifetime TV movie that suggests the very same thing. Admiral Theatre Offers Lap Dances For Holiday Toy Donations If you?re a stingy, Scroogey type at Christmas, the Admiral Theatre has an incentive for you to change your ways.

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