Sneed: Trump rips Hillary’s ‘look,’ but what about it?
The Trumpster grumpster! Trump. Trump. Trump . . . and all things that go bump in the night. Here we go again. Donald Trump now tweets Hillary Clinton does not “look” presidential. What’s that all...
View ArticleScarlett Johansson charms Siskel Film Center crowd at gala
As Scarlett Johansson walked the red carpet Thursday night at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the actress remembered the only time she made a film here. “I actually did work in Chicago when I was 11 years old...
View ArticlePanning ‘Ghostbusters’ gets Roeper a dose of some freaky posts
“Hey @richardroeper. You’ve got horrible taste. U physically look like that group of sad old men who r mad @Ghosbusters great reviews!” “@richardroeper You were unfairly harsh towards @Ghostbusters. Do...
View ArticleHoliday movie preview: 7 that Richard Roeper can’t wait to see
Here we are well into the fourth quarter of the year, and odds are the best picture Oscar winner of 2016 has yet to hit theaters. Ditto for the best performance by an actor in a leading role, actress...
View ArticleFonda garners Chicago film honor as Roeper guides her down memory lane
Cinema/Chicago, the organization that heads up the Chicago International Film Festival, paid tribute to Jane Fonda Saturday night. The two-time Academy Award winner received the festival’s Gold Hugo...
View ArticleRoeper pulled from Sun-Times as newspaper investigates Twitter following
The Chicago Sun-Times will not publish columns or reviews authored by Richard Roeper as the newspaper investigates the legitimacy of Roeper’s sizable Twitter following. A New York Times report...
View ArticleSUN-TIMES STATEMENT: Roeper’s work to resume after probe of Twitter account
On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Chicago Sun-Times became aware of a report in the New York Times that our company’s movie critic, Richard Roeper, was among celebrities, journalists and others found to have...
View ArticleRoeper to resume writing reviews for Sun-Times after Twitter investigation
The Chicago Sun-Times on Friday announced film critic Richard Roeper will return to work — with a new Twitter account — after an internal investigation confirmed a report that he boosted his Twitter...
View ArticleRauner fails to protect state against industrial polluters
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration has dramatically reduced punishing industrial polluters who ecologically harm water and air. His two Democratic predecessors were much more proactive at penalizing...
View ArticleChicago Tribune cartoonist Scott Stantis apologizes for fake Twitter following
Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis apologized on Thursday for the purchase of 5,000 fake Twitter followers to inflate the appearance of his social media profile. The purchase was made...
View ArticleA bounty of youth as the year’s hit movies give crucial roles to kids
Warning, warning, warning! SPOILERS TO FOLLOW. In the global mega-hit “Black Panther,” the smartest (and most charming and endearing) person in any room she enters is Shuri, the genius teenage sister...
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