In My Week With Marilyn, Michelle Williams takes on the formidable challenge of playing '50s screen siren Marilyn Monroe. She proves that she's capable and delivers a performance that goes beyond mimicking Monroe; Williams creates a character that you appreciate outside of the real person. The film follows Marilyn while she was in the UK filming the 1957 movie The Prince and the Showgirl opposite Read more

I don't think exergaming will ever replace running in the great outdoors, but it certainly gets people off the couch and moving — something we could all do a bit more of. My family of four has been perfecting our dance moves and working on our sports skills since last Christmas, when my hubby received a Kinect as a gift, turning his Xbox into family fun time. Updated versions of our fave Read more

Our favorite captain, Sir Patrick Stewart, sat down for a live Nerdist podcast with Chris Hardwick this week to chat about his time on Star Trek: The Next Generation, his upcoming voice work on American Dad, and how he first met Ricky Gervais. We dug up some interesting tidbits that geeks will love about Patrick Stewart, thanks to the podcast. Check them out below! He once fell asleep standing Read more

Here to recap last night's Top Chef All-Stars is the always awesome TC Chicago cheftestant Jen Biesty. Take it away Jen! Blooowing UP and hitting The Buitoni Target is where it's AT! What is more popular than cookies and Cookie Monster? Well, my niece will argue it is Elmo — and we got both last night on Top Chef All-Stars for none other than a COOKIE Challenge. Dale is so ready to dis on Read more

Who was the first human to set foot on the moon? A) Buzz Lightyear, B) Luke Skywalker, or C) Neil Armstrong? Seems like a silly quiz, but when British schoolkids were recently surveyed, the movie characters were named in addition to the actual astronaut. In an online survey of 1,000 British kids between 4-16 years old, the UK's Birmingham Science City received some rather interesting answers Read more