We know how Rob Lowe looks as Drew Peterson, but how should he sound? more ›

Gotta love Dan Aykroyd. The man has taken a classic "Saturday Night Live" skit and turned it into a hotel and entertainment empire; he's the voice of Yogi Bear in the upcoming movie; and he's still married to Donna Dixon. Aykroyd also has an intense interest in the supernatural, which he used tapped extensively to set up an eight-minute infomercial last year to promote his Crystal Head Vodka, which is yet another example of the liquor industry's ability to polish a turd*. We posted the video last year last year and are doing so below to remind you of just how insane this infomercial is. It wound up being about damn near anything but the vodka. more ›

Wine- and vodka-enthusiast Dan Aykroyd told Los Angeles Times writer Geoff Boucher that the long-gestating third installment is definitely a go and may start shooting as soon as this winter. Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver will all be back on board. A director has not been chosen yet (Ivan Reitman is too busy) but Aykroyd is gunning for Ramis. "He has a lot of things going on, but it would be wonderful to see him do it." No word yet on whether Slimer will also return. more ›

Everyone's all atwitter over Dan Aykroyd's local appearance to tout his new line of wines, but we're absolutely flabbergasted everyone has slept on the REAL story ... CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA! more ›

Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd is pulling a Coppola and entering the wine business. more ›

Happy Father's Day! For those of you who have dads, are dads, or know dads, this one's for you, from all of us at the Gothamist network." It was a week of bizarre, embarassing headlines at DCist. The trial of the local administrative law judge who sued his cleaners for $54 million over a pair of missing pants left everyone shaking their heads. Then the capital city was nearly brought to its knees, twice, by... more ›

Talk about a nightmare: back in August, a 57-year old man found himself homeless in Chicago, with no idea how he got here or what had happened in his life up until then. He was living in a shelter in the South Loop and selling newspapers on State Street, tormented by his lost identity. He asked the Chicago police for help, sent his fingerprints to the FBI, called the Social Security administration to research the... more ›

Are you flush with cash and looking to give it to a good cause? If for some reason you haven’t yet donated money for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, allow us to make it easier for you as you make your weekend plans whether you're eating, going to a show or just knocking around town. We have yet to hear anything about the free Twista benefit show at House of Blues on September 19th featuring Da... more ›

Yesterday saw the DVD re-release of the film that many consider the quintessential Chicago movie: The Blues Brothers. The fanfare that greeted the release of the 25th Anniversary Edition was unprecedented…unless you count the fanfare that greeted the release of the 20th Anniversary Edition. The multiple retrospectives we’ve seen this year have all led up to this week. On Monday, there was a live simulcast of a Q&A session with Blues Brothers director John Landis... more ›

Chicago is funny. Everyone knows that. We've got Second City, the Improv Olympic, and we lay claim to Dan Aykroyd, Alan Alda, Tina Fey, Dan Castellaneta, Bill Murray as well as many other famous comedians and writers. To commemorate our funniness, head over to the 8th Annual Chicago Improv Festival. It starts tomorrow and has guest performers from SNL, MADtv, The Daily Show and Anchorman, to name a few. In all, there will be about... more ›