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Good cop, Bat cop

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

A record-number of moviegoers have watched one of Joliet's finest helping Batman fight crime this week. Al Roechner plays a Gotham City police officer and detective in a couple of scenes in "The Dark Knight."

Visionary 'Knight' is dark and stormy

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

It has become standard operating procedure to envision superheroes as tortured figures yet no superhero movie has been as doom-laden as "The Dark Knight." Oppressive but never overwrought, it's a comic-book adaptation in which there will be blood. The film employs staggering cinematic artistry.

Waterway Daze provides affordable family fun

By Denise M. Baran-Unland Special to the Herald News — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

For boatloads of family fun, check out the 27th annual Waterway Daze July 18 & 19 at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park in Joliet. In addition to live entertainment, children's activities and plenty of affordable food, there will be boats to explore, boat rides, and a lighted boat parade.

Local entertainment

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

Concerts

Feed your need... for speed

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

Oh what a night! If you're still recovering from Wednesday night's race fan rally, don't give up. The first-ever NASCAR races under the lights at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet kick off this weekend!

Local festivals

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

July 17-20

A hit from The Baseball Project

By CHRIS TALBOTT The Associated Press — Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

Football fans take six months off and basketball fans ignore their sport until the playoffs. True baseball fans, however, suffer a year-round obsession. That's why The Baseball Project's "Vol. 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails" is like a drive to the gap with the bases loaded.

Church Notes

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

God's Big Backyard

'High School Muscial' coming to Rialto

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:00 CST

The Rialto Square Theatre and Emerald City Theatre present Disney's "High School Musical" onstage at the Rialto Square Theatre at 1 and 4 p.m. July 20.

Jo Dee Messina still running strong

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

Having been in the country music industry for more than a decade, Jo Dee Messina has seen a lot of changes, but she's still making music. She'll bring her talent to Joliet Stadium for a 7:30 p.m. show Sunday, capping off the Taste of Joliet festival.

JJC's Spencer keeps choirs on the move

By Denise M. Baran-Unland Special to the Herald News — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

Although he works with students, Joliet Junior College professor of music Philip Spencer refuses to keep music in the classroom. During Memorial Day weekend, Spencer took 20 members from the school's two choirs to sing at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Summer festival season heats up

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

June 27

Pre-Fourth of July festivities

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

The annual Joliet Pre-Fourth of July Independence Celebration kicks off Thursday in Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park, 201 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet.

Lewis 2008-09 theater lineup

from submitted reports — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

"Discover New Worlds ... Break Free from the Ordinary!" is the theme for the 2008-09 theater season at Lewis University's Philip Lynch Theatre.

One man's trash...

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

How far has Pixar Animation Studios come in terms of humanizing technology? "WALL-E," Pixar's science-fiction romance, is more charming when the robots - not the humans - are on the screen.

'Wanted' delivers Hollywood bombast by way of Russia

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

I'm going to commit a film-critic sin and suggest "Wanted" is a better movie from director Timur Bekmambetov than the acclaimed films he made in his native Russia.

'WALL-E' proves to be real charmer for Pixar

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

How far has Pixar Animation Studios come in terms of humanizing technology? "WALL-E," Pixar's science-fiction romance, is more charming when the robots - not the humans - are on the screen.

Choice seating selected for new Rialto season

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00 CST

Sally Bagley walked through the promenade, an elegant hallway with a new carpet of black, gold and light burgundy. She crossed the threshold and entered a realm of lighted starscapes. Bagley, a Shorewood resident, was viewing the auditorium of the Rialto Square Theatre for the first time. "I think it is magnificent," she said. She was participating in the theater's Select-A-Seat event.