OFFBEAT: Reader wants answer about Dillinger's jail break 'gun'

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

OFFBEAT: New 'Oz' film ready for audiences with a new Indiana Munchkin

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Better with Age: Antiques offer an investment in memories and craftmanship

Aria Manalan of Old Town Square Antique Mall in Crown Point has become "her own expert," she says while "witnessing antiquing trends."

OFFBEAT: Johnny Depp's new 'Dark Shadows' film resurrects favorite characters

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

OFFBEAT: Female WWII baseball team in Valpo this weekend, tribute to deaths of actor Jonathan Frid and Bill Hughes, husband of psychic Irene Hughes

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

OFFBEAT: Paramount Theatre giving Broadway in Chicago rivalry with 'A Chorus Line'

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Feature Focus

Fans visit Graceland to remember Elvis' death

OFFBEAT: Director John Waters offers honest assessment of today's filmmaking arena

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Preserving Native American pride and heritage

KNOX | Kenneth Lone Eagle is a Native American educator who describes May as a "mixed month in the media" for "his people."

Amy Scamerhorn on the Red Carpet at "Public Enemies" Chicago Premiere July 2009

Amy Scamerhorn of Indianapolis joined Times Columnist Philip Potempa on the red carpet at the Chicago film premiere of "Public Enemies" in July 2009.

Movie review: Latest 'Pirates' film doesn't capture praise

"On Stranger Tides," the latest installment of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, provides an exciting, but not mentally stimulating experience.

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa

Our weekly round-up of new children's media.

The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook

Quirk Press, $18.95, Ages 10 and older "The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook" by Jason Heller

OFFBEAT: Former Valpo actor starring in Sony film opposite Oscar winner Lou Gosset Jr.

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

OFFBEAT: Who could forget creepy Barnabas Collins aka Jonathan Frid's local visit?

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

OFFBEAT: New 'Oz' golf tournament announced, new owners for famed 'Oz' hats

Even though it's been 70 years since Judy Garland walked down the Yellow Brick Road in MGM's 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz," the film is still making headlines.

Slideshow: The Times Photos of the Year 2008

A look at Northwest Indiana and south suburban Chicago 2008 in pictures.

Slideshow: Public Enemies premiere

Throngs of fans waited to catch a glimpse of Johnny Depp as he arrived at the Chicago premiere of Public Enemies at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago. Portions of Public Enemies were filmed on location in Crown Point last year.