John Lithgow News

How could John Lithgow get as far from '3rd Rock from the Sun' as possible? By playing Arthur Mitchell, a serial killer on Showtime's 'Dexter' who has been murdering women for decades and whispering the same sweet nothings - 'It's already over' - to each victim before she dies.

In a storied career that has included roles as aliens, transvestite football players and presidents, John Lithgow finds himself in a part he especially relishes: psychopathic murderer.

John Lithgow was going to pass on the chance to play serial killer vs. serial killer on "Dexter," with an Italian vacation, cruise and his son's wedding awaiting him.

John Lithgow said it best, "Look at the darkest hit musicals - 'Cabaret,' 'West Side Story,' 'Carousel' - they are exuberant experiences.

John Lithgow was going to pass on the chance to play serial killer vs. serial killer on "Dexter," with an Italian vacation, cruise and his son's wedding awaiting him.

Former Akronite John Lithgow, center, has a killer role as mild-mannered suburbanite Arthur Mitchell in the fourth season of Showtime's "Dexter." Five terrific episodes into its razor-sharp fourth season, Showtime's "Dexter" is getting a tremendously suspenseful boost from new cast member John Lithgow.

There has been some controversy in the news lately regarding dancing downtown, with some people accusing the police department of threatening to cite people dancing at cafes or street fairs.

By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - The Granada Center for the Arts Classic Kids Matinee Series season will get under way with a viewing of "Shrek" on Saturday.

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Season 4 of Dexter is now upon us and our favorite serial killer is now a family man.

Dexter Morgan is officially back as a seemingly happy, married father of three. Or so it would appear to his neighbors and co-workers but for fans of the show, everything is not so perfect for our titular character.

Megan Fox's latest film, "Jennifer's Body," may have been DOA at the box office, but I'm sure that won't keep panting fans from worshiping Her Hotiness when she hosts the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" . Some up 'n' coming band called U2 will provide music.

If you're a fan of vintage " Saturday Night Live ," you probably know Joe Piscopo.

Concerns about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and calls for a reduction in the world's nuclear weapons arsenal are at the top of the list for two neighborhood peace groups that recently commemorated the 64th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

In the course of updating our San Diego Comic-Con 09 photo gallery , which already includes hundreds of pictures of horror collectibles, costumed attendees, and celebrities both on panels or just walking the convention floor, we realized the newsy bits gathered during the presentation for Showtime's "Dexter" went out via Twitter but never made it ...

It's Robocop as a rock and roll neurosurgeon/physicist/samurai/jet-car driver who has more than John Lithgow to deal with.

Back to Bad. Akron's own John Lithgow has played his share of villains during a long career.

Because almost everything in certain parts of Comic Con was already running late today, but not quite everything, I raced from the Avatar footage to the Dexter panel, only to finally be allowed to enter the hall just as the Season Four trailer finished.

At this very moment, hordes of " Dexter " fans at Comic-Con are in a frenzy, trying desperately to find out how they can get into Ballroom 20 for the show's panel.

So this movie has been running on Retroplex pretty much non-stop for about a month now.