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Actor William Forsythe, middle, who portrays John Wayne Gacy in an upcoming film, talks to Barry Boschelli, a childhood friend of Gacy, in the neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side where Gacy lived.

The Kriegers, from left, Cleo, Debra, Perry and Harold, pose for a family portrait from inside the school bus they delivered from Richmond, Indiana, to McMinnville in 1961, which was printed in a two-page spread.

You know who finally killed Eliot Ness? Capone? Nitti? Moran? Nah...it was Mitch "Sing Along with Mitch" Miller.

TOPICS You know where the phrase "jumping the shark" originates, right? It's from the episode of Happy Days where Fonzie, wearing his leather jacket and some swim trunks, jumps over a confined shark with a pair of water skis.

Still a few films slipped by, most prominently Haskell Wexler's extraordinary Medium Cool , filmed in the city during the tumultuous 1968 Democratic convention A far lesser known exception is 1965's Mickey One , starring a very young Warren Beatty as a mediocre comic, on the run from Detroit mobsters, hiding out in Chicago.

This tall , muscular and square-jawed player quickly established himself as a TV star playing a dashing Navy lawyer assigned to the Judge Advocate General Corps on "JAG" . Not just.... This tall , muscular and square-jawed player quickly established himself as a TV star playing a dashing Navy lawyer assigned to the Judge Advocate General Corps on ...

Lean, sharp-featured character player of film and TV usually in Westerns, crime dramas, and action flicks.

OK. It's just too rich to pass on. Here's Keith Olbermann over the weekend, blogging his fury over Glenn Beck's well-within the bounds revelations of Van Jones public record, much of which was delivered to Beck courtesy of Jones' quite public statements and actions.

Okay, fellow old-fashioned TV-on-DVD aficionados. Is it just me, or does this splitting of TV seasons for DVD releases of some shows bug the crap out of you? I guess it's not that big a deal, but I simply don't understand why Paramount continues to splinter season-by-season releases of certain shows.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bartender Steve Taylor points to a tiny cavity in the post supporting the ornate mahogany back bar.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Bartender Steve Taylor points to a tiny cavity in the post supporting the ornate mahogany back bar.

In a recent post , I discussed ephemera in general and a certain piece that elicited memories of my family's involvement in the liquor business during Prohibition in Chicago.

Top TV BBC2, 8pm RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2009 a ' Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame join JamesWong to tour around the event, where numerous show gardens mark the anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne 500 years ago.

Burly, intense character actor William Forsythe played his share of tough guys in features ranging from big-budget pictures like Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in America" and Michael Bay's "The Rock" ,.... Burly, intense character actor William Forsythe played his share of tough guys in features ranging from big-budget pictures like Sergio ...

I went through a real serial-killer kick several years ago. Fascinated by the subject and the fact that these monsters had almost celebrity-like status, I read up on a ton of these bad boys and predominantly focussed on the more 'popular' killers.

Liam Lacey From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2009 04:21PM EDT P ublic Enemies Directed by Michael Mann Written by Michael Mann, Anne Biderman and Ronan Bennett Starring Johnny Depp and Marion Cotillard Classification: 14A Michael Mann's lush and long biographical film about the famed 1930s bank robber John Dillinger ...

Outlaws and mobsters are really his thing. Rick Mattix of Bussey has always been a history buff.