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Illinois State University alum and actor Jeff Perry was inducted into the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame Sunday afternoon.

From stories of struggle to lessons of understanding, uncover what lies beyond the screen with documentaries that captivate the imagination.

Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extraterrestrial imagined alien encounters in a way no other story has: as a kind, loving first contact story.

Richard Roundtree, a trailblazing actor who starred as private detective John Shaft in several films in the 1970s, has died. He was 81.

Looking for a scary flick that will get your heart racing and haunt your dreams? These movies are scientifically proven to do that – at least the first part.

You won’t believe your eyes (or your ears).

A look back at the 1992 film 'Pure Country', which starred country singer George Strait.

Matt Singer has written the Ultimate Geek History of one of the movies’ – and television’s – most dysfunctional couples with “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.”

Before the advent of Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, people turned to their local newspaper critics for movie recommendations. However, a pair of Chicago film…