At 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 28, BigTop JoJo, the fictitious ringmaster of the Towering Show of Wonder, turns Excalibur in River North into the “Phenomenal Phantasmagoria,” an innovative evening of storytelling, puppetry and original music, with a revolving roster of circus, burlesque, theater and musical acts, including the turtle boy, the mermaid, [...]
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It’s a timewarp! Excalibur in River North begins monthly midnight screenings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” that 1975 musical classic, on Friday, June 25. For some, Halloween is all about creepy crawlies and silly costumes. Just give me the candy. Haunted drive-in movie, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Margate Fieldhouse, Uptown, $5 (includes popcorn and hot dog). ‘Fear,’ 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, The Neo-Futurarium, Andersonville, $15. David Leonardis I just had a fantastic steak, au gratin potatoes, warm pumpernickel raisin bread and a wailingly decadent sundae at Wildfire in Oak Brook. David Leonardis Here we go again. Jam-action-packed is definitely not enough to describe this summer for me. “Pressure Cooker” Movie Trailer Step into the past this summer with W. C. Fields, Harold Lloyd, Douglas Fairbanks, Anna May Wong and other greats of the silent-film era. The Silent Film Society of Chicago’s annual “Silent Summer” film festival opens Friday, July 24, in Portage Park with “Running Wild,” a 1927 Fields comedy, and a Buster Keaton short, [...] Foodie punning with movie names hit the top of the trends on Twitter yesterday, tagged #foodfilmeating. Here’s my own modest contribution and some much better ones that made me laugh: The Arugula Strain Dial M for McDonald’s Star Trix The Secret Life of Cheese Toastbusters When Harry Met Salad The Wizard of Orzo The Lord of the Onion Rings Planet of the Grapes Little [...] The historic Drake Hotel’s gorgeous Palm Court serves up a luscious night out Thursday, May 21, with rich chocolate fondue and a screening of the delicious 2000 film “Chocolat.” Packed with mouth-watering imagery, the award-winning film chronicles the story of a single mother who moves to a small town in rural France with her 6-year-old [...] |
 
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