Excess, 'Entourage' style
Paige Wiser: Over the last five seasons, fictional box-office heartthrob Vincent Chase has seen his career gain cred with the indie "Queens Boulevard," go blockbuster with James Cameron's "Aquaman" and then flop with the self-indulgent "Medellin."

William Petersen tackles dark and disturbing 'Blackbird'
Hedy Weiss: At 56, William L. Petersen is still a ruggedly handsome actor continually in search of big artistic challenges. Considered one of the "elder statesman" of Chicago theater (though he might cringe at the description), he forged his career here, went on to fame and fortune in Hollywood (including a nine-year stint as Dr. Gil Grissom in the CBS drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"), and recently returned "home" to work on the stages he knows and loves best.

Michael Jackson's songs elusive in video games
With an impressive collection of pop hits as both a solo artist and with the Jackson 5, you would expect the late Michael Jackson to be well-represented in music and rhythm video games. But music by the Gloved One has been elusive. Can a “Karaoke Revolution presents Michael Jackson” or “Rock Band: Michael Jackson” be far behind?