The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene ...

LITTLE ROCK — What is it? The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Volume 1, 15 half-hour episodes on three discs from E1 Entertainment and the Archive of American Television. How much? $39.98. When? Now. What’s it ...

Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress. A film and television star, she was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a ...

A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson; Simon and Schuster, 1,044 pages ($40). It’s one of those imponderable questions that can keep the most knowledgeable fans and ...

Barbara Stanwyck film festival at the Music Box, Bill Murray’s band at Thalia Hall and a Lincoln artifact exhibit are among the highlights in the week ahead.