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- When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
- Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.
- Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
- Jake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
- When humanity allies with a bounty hunter in pursuit of Optimus Prime, the Autobots turn to a mechanic and his family for help.
- Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.
- An imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.
- Black gangsters in 1930 Harlem fights Dutch Schultz who is trying to horn in on their numbers racket.
- Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
- A homicide detective and an anthropologist try to destroy a South American lizard-like god, who's on a people eating rampage in a Chicago museum.
- Young newlyweds find out just how unprepared they are for their future together.
- A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
- The owner of an historic South Side Chicago barbershop is pressured to sell out to a land developer, but must face the impact this would have on his close-knit community.
- A realistic look into the lives of real pimps such as Ice-T, Don "Magic" Juan and others. Alongside real hookers, thugs and their clients on the mean streets of various cities within America.
- Journalist Geraldo Rivera hosted this much-hyped live-on-TV opening of gangster Al Capone's secret vault beneath the Lexington Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, USA. After much fanfare, including the presence of a medical examiner in case human remains were discovered, the vault was revealed to contain... considerably less than many anticipated.
- A former military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with her own agenda.
- A family is torn apart at Christmas when the wife of a couple trying to adopt a son is killed in a car accident and the husband, a musician, is deemed unfit to raise a child.
- A tangled story of three men's lives on the gritty streets of Chicago: Manning, a dirty, disillusioned cop; Julian, king of drugs, thugs and prostitution; and Frank, a ruthless politician who destroys everything in the way of his ambition.
- John and Karl head to WI to find $500,000 buried on a golf course. A comedy about friendship, do-overs and golf.
- When 7 year old Dara Reems is murdered, her parents, Quan and Cynthia Reems go search of the killer. With two by-the-book detectives on the case, all the evidence points at Quan and Cynthia.
- After Vanessa discovers her boyfriend has been unfaithful she vows to take control of the situation. Using his one weakness to her advantage she quiets him and moves on to her next victim. With each murder she becomes bolder and even a police investigation doesn't stop her. Will an undercover cop have what it takes to collect the evidence he needs before he becomes her next victim?
- 20071h 44mUnrated9.2 (16)VideoWhat Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun," the 2-disc DVD/CD focuses on the band's history and the development of their music from "Basement Screams" to "RaygunÉ Naked Raygun" through interviews with the band and many interviews, including Steve Albini, The Lawrence Arms, 88 Fingers Louie, Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers, The Effigies and many more. The film aspect also focuses on the history and influence of Chicago's independent and punk scene, even though it was often, and still, overlooked by punk historians and more recently, documentary filmmakers. The CD portion of the release will feature live highlights from their shows since Naked Raygun's reunion at Riot Fest 2006, and will include all of the songs most identified with Naked Raygun.
- This is a lesbian drama series about a female attorney named Keisha, who is intimately involved in a relationship with an author/woman named Zoe, and a man/gynecologist named Greg. Keisha has been able to keep her hidden idiosyncrasies from her family and friends for months, but now her secret affair with Zoe is creeping to the forefront. Keisha feeling pressured by Zoe to end her relationship with Greg, and evenly pressured by Greg to get married now, has finally realized that she must choose between the love of her life Zoe or the politically correct life with Greg she is supposed to live.
- This is the remarkable story of a K through 12 school on Chicago's impoverished, high crime West Side, that has been sending 100% of graduating seniors to four year colleges and universities for 30 years. More than half of them are accepted by tier one schools and the class of 2008 was awarded more than $4.5 million in college scholarships. Providence St. Mel is a school that has completely escaped America's educational crisis.
- After Spending years in prison, Pony Boy is finally returning to the world he has missed so much, his old neighborhood. A former gang member, pony is now a changed man and vows never to go back to a life of crime. But, things are different in the "Hood". All of his boys from the old gang have mysteriously disappeared. He now feels out of place in his old surroundings. He finds solace with his childhood friend, C-Note, who offers Pony a place to stay. Desperate to get his life back on track, Pony takes a series of odd jobs to make money. Comedic adventures ensue, as Pony can't quite find his niche in the real world. When he starts delivering pizzas, he encounters a slough of colorful and off the wall customers who provide non-stop laughs. To spice up his life, Pony decides to visit a house of ill repute. The intriguing Sophia, a dark, gothic Madame who controls her "Girls" with an iron fist, greets him. When he meets Mira, he is captivated by her exquisite beauty and falls head-over-heels in love. She explains to Pony that she is being held against her will and wants nothing more than to leave this awful place and start a new life. Pony vows to help her leave the evil Sophia, but, he is unaware that his thrill seeking has led him into a lair of vampires. Pony and C-Note concoct a plan to free Mira and move the couple to Hollywood, far away from Sophia. But, Mira is hiding a terrible secret that may spoil their plans of happiness. When Pony enters a rap contest with a large cash prize, all their dreams seem to soon be coming true. Will the two lovers make it to Hollywood? Or, will Mira's dark secret and the sinister Sophia turn their dreams into nightmares? Find out in this new hilarious comedy. Got a problem? Get Pony Boy!
- Hollywood Jerome, is a fourteen year old African American boy who grew up on the Southside of Chicago. He has a tumultuous childhood; he can't remember his mother and he never met his father. He is consumed by the images of gangsters portrayed by Hollywood and wishes to be like them. In the beginning of the film, he is shown lying on his bed with posters of famous gangster movies like "Scarface." As he grows up he winds up being part of a gang called Black Stone. Hollywood Jerome robs houses and is an alleged carjacker. One day he is stealing from a truck outside of a store, and before he gets caught he runs away into a young Caucasian girl's back yard. The girl sees him while listening to a story about a carjacker on the news, and assumes Hollywood Jerome must be the same person. She yells for her mom to call the police.
- Two guys see the girl of their dreams at a party and go head to head to win her courtship.
- DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis tells the history of Chicago's African-American community as never before, through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists, politicians, and business leaders.
- The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.
- A film that chronicles a young mans return to the streets where he grew up and the events that unfold after he reunites with a childhood friend.
- Derrick and some of his college buddies plan a small Get2Gether for couples only, in hopes for Derrick to finally have an intimate moment with his new girlfriend Reashon. The only problem is Derricks best friend Jay doesnt have a girl to come with. So what would you do if your best friend is having a party without you? Thats right call everyone in the hood and turn Derricks little Get2Gether into a HoUse pARty!
- Four friends' weekend trip to Canada takes a turn for the worse when they crash their parent's mini-van. Now they must raise enough money to fix the van before their parents return home.
- While working on his new invention the "Reverse Microwave", Milo Weatherby soon discovers that he has accidentally created a time machine. Convinced by his best friend, Levi Donaldson, the two embark on a mission through time to switch a homework assignment in order to prevent themselves from getting caught cheating.
- A man is held hostage and questioned about a shooting spree he knows nothing about.
- After stealing a case of beer out of a garage,16 year old Derek Pawlowski is kidnapped by two backwoods rednecks and held ransom for a large sum of alcohol. Derek's friends are forced to do what got them into the mess in the first place and steal as much beer as humanly possible.
- Kid Guides is a weekly TV series where we visit some of the most exciting zoos, museums, aquariums, and family destinations in the world. Join Matt and Brittney as they tour the locations like regular tourists, and then get behind the scenes to experience the locations like kids dream of.
- After finding that her husband has been unfaithful, Carmela decides to take matters into her own hands while underestimating the cost.
- Blues Road Movie traces the long epic of African American music and takes us on a journey to mythical places: from the banks of the Niger to New Orleans, going up the Mississippi through Memphis, to the skyscrapers of Chicago.The film ends with an unique encounter between African and American bluesmen. It shows that culture can overcome the worst barriers.
- Abigail is a young woman in her twenties who has recently lost her parents and moved to Chicago to share an apartment with her estranged Aunt, to whom she pays rent and rarely speaks. Abigail is troubled by sleeplessness and nocturnal visits from apparitions. When her Aunt suddenly dies, the distinction between reality and dream dissolves. The only person who understands her is Hector, a young man from Colombia with a fatal illness who's lost all hope and just needs a place to stay.
- A behind-the-scenes look at the work of four major U.S. aquariums: the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, the New England Aquarium in Boston, Monterey Bay Aquarium in California, and the Waikiki Aquarium in Hawaii.
- The Janitor's Closet is a slice-of-life drama about a blue-collar family from Bridgeport, Chicago. The film takes place over the course of a day, the night after a domestic dispute. We follow each character through their daily routines, as they contemplate the state of their lives. The family reconvenes for dinner and their home life is temporarily restored; nothing changes but the family goes on. The film draws no conclusions but mediates on the essence of family and the conundrum of a polluted family structure.
- Three women. Same aspiration. Different struggles. Destiny can't focus on all the love she's getting at the club; or sleep; because of a tragedy. Doesn't help the resident diva thinks she's stealing her shine. Keisha never met a man she didn't like; or lay. Ever since a devastating heartbreak, she loves em and leaves em; just like the fellas. Will she ever find that special someone? Misty can't seem to get out of her funk. Things just aren't the same and she's unwilling to accept change. Maybe she doesn't know how.
- Two worlds collide when a teenager and a boy open competing lemonade stands across the street from each other. This bitter rivalry escalates to a dangerous level, but which entrepreneur will emerge from this battle victorious?
- The story of William Cottrell, a brilliant physicist arrested by the FBI for eco-terrorism. His family is delving into his past to understand why he is facing the charges that led to his imprisonment.
- After being released from prison, a young woman finds herself alone forced to rediscover the world around her from a different perspective. This new path leads her to be reacquainted with a hustler from her past and a young boy that she may have tragically affected for the rest of her life.
- A faithful teenager being raised by his widowed father is faced with making a decision. Will this decision get him the girl of his dreams or damage the relationship with his father, who has not yet gotten over the death of his wife?
- If you could share one intimate lifetime experience with a young woman, that could save her life, would you? Ten women from Chicago open up the pages of their lives, and you will be forever changed by their sacrifice and courage.