If Michael Bay's movies were half as good as this mashup video were, Dirk Diggler's song would be a number one hit. more ›

Stretches of downtown were closed to the public this weekend as local filming began on the action-film-blockbuster-to-be Transfomers 3. Friend of Chicagoist Emily Tillack sent in a few photos she snapped of the filmed action. If you got any photos of Optimus Prime and the like zooming around town, feel free to share them in our Flickr pool. more ›

Anyone remember last summer when you could send your friends a weird phone message from Samuel L. Jackson about Snakes On A Plane? The company behind that promotion, Chicago-based Varitalk, is back with a similar take on the upcoming Transformers DVD release that lets you send a call from Optimus Prime. Check it out for Monday's biggest (and most awesome-est) time suck.... more ›

This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it's important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too – two of them in -Ist cities. Sampaist was shocked when a passenger jet crashed into the center of Sao Paulo, killing at least 200 people. The airplane, an Airbus A320, skidded off the runway at the... more ›