Will Smith betting on ‘Black’ after four-year hiatus

LOS ANGELES — Will Smith has been quietly absent from the big screen since 2008. Why? He’s been building a family empire. Wife Jada’s TV …Read More

• Music: R.I.P., Donna Summer, the queen of dance

  As news of Donna Summer’s death began to surface on May 17, many people undoubtedly thought of her 1978 disco hit “Last Dance.” But I thought of a different song of hers. The record player in my mind started spinning the 1983 hit “She Works Hard for the Money.”

• Clint Eastwood’s family gets real on new E! series

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dina Eastwood has heard the question repeatedly: Why put her family and superstar husband Clint Eastwood on display for a reality TV show, generally the province of D-list or wannabe celebrities? The answer is simple, she said. “Mrs. Eastwood & Company,” …Read More

• Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra hosts Southland native Morris

  When Janet Kuester picked up a newspaper and read that Quinton Morris, a nationally acclaimed chamber musician and teacher, was originally from Park Forest, she said, “I about fell over.” Kuester is the current artistic director of the Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra, which is based …Read More