America: A Tribute to Heroes

Barbershops are great, because they're the last segregated place in America. CHRIS ROCK: I hope so; it plays great in a theatre. They were famous, or they acted, they played a sport. CHRIS ROCK: I'd love to do something like this. ... Full Review

As far as the DVD, the documentary is mildly intriguing, but not worthy of repeated viewings..... ... Full Review

But he recorded these with the full band, and even the darkest tracks among them - few songs about America are more cautionary than the title track here - had a beat you couldn't lose, to loosely paraphrase Chuck Berry. He said the music was still honest, that the only changes were the natural evolution through which any artist moves. ... Full Review

Sir, you are a winner, regardless of how America votes. Each performed well in two numbers Tuesday, but I still think Haley has the chops to be champ, and bless him for ditching the "reggae cover act" label the judges pushed on him for one of his two songs, a rousing, full-band rendition of Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke . ... Full Review

The best picture yeah Michael Keaton will now no longer be the commencement speaker Bill Clinton has -- climate is busy schedule the work of ... you into the best you're looking for the best performer. ... Full Review

We're talking about France, dear. Cannes, if you haven't heard, is a lawless and cruel wasteland when it comes to observations of an American star's rank. ... Full Article

America was always wearing a big smile when it strode into our living room in damp and ghostly England: Lucille Ball, the Beach Boys, a shining young president with two small kids, all stepped down from the screen in the... ... Full Article

The movie treatment of his novel, "Angels and Demons," is cleaning up at the box office this week. The sequel to "The DaVinci Code," due out in November, might buoy the publishing industry through the recession. ... Full Article

BB King sits back on the tan leather banquette, legs splayed, plump fingers resting on his knee, diamond rings sparkling under the light. 'There's no hurry,' he says. ... Full Article

Anoop Desai aka Noop Dogg shook up American Idol before his recent exit, and he thinks his Indian origin set him apart during the auditions. ... Full Article

THEATER REVIEW: "Rock 'n' Roll" ★★★ Through June 7 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; $25-$75 at 312-443-3800 and www.goodmantheatre.org . Starring Timothy Edward Kane and Mary Beth Fisher . ... Full Article