Actress Cloris Leachman with Co-Stars Jon Provost and Lassie the Collie in 1957

TV mom Cloris Leachman with co-stars Jon Provost and Lassie in 1957.

"The Blind Side" 2009 Film Poster

The 2009 Warner Bros. film "The Blind Side" starred Quinton Aaron as a determined football player and Sandra Bullock as his support and inspiration.

OFFBEAT: Lake Central grad brings dinner murder show to Teibel's

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OFFBEAT: 'Peyton Place' remembered again, this time, on stage

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Rachel Korine

Rachel Korine arrives at the U.S. premiere of "Spring Breakers" at the SXSW Film Festival. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP Images)

OFFBEAT: Pat Boone here for rare Mother's Day concerts

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Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara Wearing a Gown Made of Draperies in "Gone With The Wind" 1939

Actress Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara donned a gown made from heavy draperies in a scene from the 1939 film "Gone With The Wind," in an attempt to fool Rhett Butler (left, played by Clark Gable) that she was still wealthy, despite the end of the Civil War.

Chesterton's Wizard of Oz Fest could end without new sponsor

CHESTERTON | A new sponsoring organization is needed to assume the duties of managing and coordinating Chesterton's annual Wizard of Oz Festival or the event is likely to cease.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Movies show fans want something more

I don’t see many movies these days. I’m not into vampires, and the techno-thrillers produced of late hold little appeal.

OFFBEAT: Highland man-turned-Hollywood producer ready for next project

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Ready for Her 'Close-up': Actress ready for role of a lifetime starring as lead in 'Sunset Boulevard'

When Chicago actress favorite Christine Sherrill was cast as the lead role of faded silent film star Norma Desmond in Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook's new production of "Sunset Boulevard," like her stage alter ego, she faced a mixture of fear and excitement.

"The Rabbi's Cat" by Joann Sfar

Based on the French comic books of Joann Sfar, the new animation film "The Rabbi's Cat" was originally planned to be dubbed in English with Woody Allen selected to voice the foreign feline.

"Dr. Dolittle" 1967 Original Film Poster

"Dr. Dolittle" starring Rex Harrison as an animal doctor who talks with animals was a 1967 family film flop.

Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter in "Les Misérables"

Sacha Baron Cohen and actress Helena Bonham Carter and their musical number "Master of the House" are highlights in the feature film "Les Misérables."

Many lessons to be learned from 'Wonderful Life' film

Author Bob Welch has written a new book examining the inspirational themes of the 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life" calling the paperback "52 Little Lessons from It's a Wonderful Life" ($15.99 Thomas Nelson Press).