Film at PUC features senior citizens who overcome aging

HAMMOND | Free tickets are available to a screening of an inspiring movie about senior citizens who shatter expectations of aging, to be screened Friday morning at Purdue University Calumet, 2200 169th St.

"The Great Gatsby" 2013 Film by Warner Bros.

"The Great Gatsby" by Warner Bros. opens nationwide in theaters this week presented in 3D format.

Film tells the story of the Kankakee Marsh

MERRILLVILLE | The Audio Visual Department of the Lake County Public Library, 1919 W. U.S. 30, is hosting a special film presentation at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. "Everglades of the North: The Story of the Grand Kankakee Marsh" is a missing piece of U.S. ecology that compels the viewer to consider …

"Singin' in the Rain" MGM Musical Poster

Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds remain a legendary musical trio following their starring roles in the 1952 MGM film classic "Singin' in the Rain," which was also directed and choreographed by Kelly.

'Rain' check: New stage musical in Munster explores Gene Kelly film classic

Choreographer Danny Herman admits he was "a little intimidated" tackling the musical numbers for a stage production paying homage to "Singin' in the Rain," one of the greatest movie musicals of all time.

Actor Henry Carvill as Superman in Warner Bros. Summer 2013 Film "Man of Steel

Henry Carvill plays Superman in Warner Bros. new film relaunch of the comic caped hero in the Summer 2013 film "Man of Steel."

OFFBEAT: Wellman name equally famed for Baseball, as well as Star Plaza Theatre stage

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Jackie’s ‘42’ story close to real-life for Sonny Weston

CHICAGO | It was 1951, and Nathan "Sonny" Weston was a 19-year-old recent graduate of Bloom Township staring down his big break: an invitation to spring training with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He remembers summoning his courage to approach Jackie Robinson in the dugout.

Catching Up: Actor excited about fresh Broadway tour of 'Catch Me If You Can'

After performing on Broadway, and doing a 49-city tour spanning the United States and Canada for almost two years, actor Dominic Fortuna says he feels like he was living the story "Catch Me If You Can," even before it became a national tour.

"Peyton Place" Author Grace Metalious Signing Film Contract

Grace Metalious discusses the film based on her book "Peyton Place" in Hollywood with Jerry Wald, who produced the movie version, in this April 30, 1957 file photo.

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

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Actor Ed Asner with this Disney Pixar Character Alter Ego Carl at the October 2009 Movie Premier of "Up"

Director Pete Docter said actor Ed Asner was Pixar's first choice for the voice of Carl from the film "Up."

"Oz: The Great and Powerful" Film Poster Banner

Disney Pictures' "Oz: The Great and Powerful" opens in theaters Friday, March 8, 2013 and stars actor James Franco in the title role.

Singer Pat Boone

Singer Pat Boone is coming to Chicago to perform two concerts for Mother's Day Weekend 2013, with lunch shows on May 13 and 14.

Gary Actor William L. Johnson

Gary actor William L. Johnson, who is an Emerson High School graduate, is returning home to Northwest Indiana this weekend to host the 2nd Annual Film Festival.

Scene from "Out of Body Experience" Short Film by Director Van Elder

Discussions of family possibilies consume a newlywed couple in director Van Elder's new short film "Out of Body Experience" screening this weekend in Gary at The Glen Theatre at the 2nd Annual Film Festival on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013.

Film Producers Jason Elkins and Brian Poszgai

Producers Jason Elkins and Brian Poszgai are basing production in Chicago and Northwest Indiana for their new independent film project "Keep It In The Family."

OFFBEAT: Feb includes Platters tribute West and Film Casting East

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Former Navy SEAL and wounded warrior Elliott Miller

Former Navy SEAL and wounded warrior Elliott Miller begins his journey to recovery on a river in Montana.

Singer and Dancer Ann Miller at Studio 54 in 1978 Photographed by Bobby Miller

Actress and Dancer Ann Miller, captured by the camera of Bobby Miller, is shown at Studio 54 in 1978 while in New York appearing on Broadway in "Sugar Babies." Miller, who was attending a party at the nightclub for the film premiere of the movie "Grease," died at age 80 in January 2004. Just…