One would think casting Robert Downey Jr. to play a superhero would make as much sense as casting Paris Hilton to play Mother Teresa. Yet as Tony Stark in "Iron Man," Downey is perfect.

Dick Donato's "Big Brother" legacy lives on even after another successful season of the show came and gone.

Errol Morris is back in detective mode again in his new film, “Standard Operating Procedure,” turning his investigative skills toward a more contemporary crime scene: Iraq’s Abu Ghraib Prison, the setting of a series of photographs depicting American soldiers torturing prisoners.

The Turner Hall River Rats for the Arts Blues Jam is back at Turner Hall in Boonville, with Henry Clay and the Full Grown Men (FGM) to play Thursday, May 1, from 8 to 11 p.m.

Missouri Life magazine will host Best of Missouri Life Festival, May 2-4 in Boonville. The festival is open to the public and most events are free, exluding the headline concert and the Missouri wine and craft beer tastings.

With swingers, secret agents and superheroes, this could be a banner year

Eclipsed by CDs and later by online music downloads, the vinyl album is experiencing a bit of a renaissance. Some music stores are expanding their album sections to take advantage of rising sales.

Discovery Channel's "Cash Cab" is a trivia show, but the big question goes unanswered. How does the host-slash-cabbie ask trivia questions and drive safely at the same time?

Faith elevates  young star of  ‘Praying with Lior’ as he tackles congenital condition

When a thriller is not a thriller, that is indeed "Deception,'' a bastion of truth in advertising that regrettably lives up to its title.

It’s said most people would rather do almost anything else than speak in front of a large crowd. Now imagine speaking in front of a group — and telling jokes. It sends chills down the spine.

Gene Wilder spent the past two years writing novels – a departure from his former career of actor, director and screenwriter.  Wilder is known for his roles in  "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "The Producers,'' "Young Frankenstein'' and "Blazing Saddles.''

Boonville had a special guest on Tuesday as Karen Davis, Taste of Home Culinary Specialist, presented the Taste of Home Cooking School at the Isle of Capri Casino banquet room.

Aerosmith may only play huge arenas and stadiums now, but the Boston band had to start somewhere, and that first gig took place at none other than the Miscoe Hill School gymnasium.

Richard Jenkins, the actor who died at the wheel of a hearse in the very first episode of ``Six Feet Under,'' is haunting moviegoers in his first starring role as a depressed English professor reinvigorated by a trio of illegal Muslim immigrants in ``The Visitor.''