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STAGE THE BIG STAGE INTERVIEW Plan a holiday gift BILL ZWECKER Chicago Sun-Times critic, surprise now with bzwecker.suntimes.com Grammy and Emmy award singer Barry Manilow at the ‘HAIR’- Rosemont Theatre { on Dec. 17, 18 and 19. D4 RAISING … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … CINEMA CHRIS ROCK TEASES OUT THE SECRETS TO ‘GOOD HAIR’ A t might strike some as unusual to see the name “Chris Rock” and “documentary” in the same sen- Q& tence. But the actor, comedian and producer says “I never want to be stuck in any one box. I love mixing it I up and trying new things and this was a chance for me to do just that.” “Life is nothing if you’re “This” is “Good Hair,” Rock’s new film, not obsessed.” opening Friday, which takes a look at the role hair, hairstyles and anything to do with coif- — , FILM DIRECTOR AND SELF-DESCRIBED “HEALTHY NEUROTIC” fures in the lives of African Americans. While the film is a documentary, Rock’s involvement as its writer and producer — as well as narrator and on-screen interviewer — ” ensures “Good Hair” is a movie that is filled with humorous moments, as well as hitting all the factual bases one would expec} t in a film of this type. Story inside, D5 A

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JOHN WATERS TRIVIA John Waters is a pop culture junkie. He subscribes to more than 80 magazines and goes to just about every current movie. HOT TIMES He is obsessed with crime and regularly attends gory trials, IN HAMMOND where he often sees the same Tonight’s vibe faces in the public galleries. J oh WA at the Horseshoe Waters describes his wardrobe Casino’s Venue as “thrift-shop pimp meets hill- billy outfit.” will skyrocket BY TERRY LONCARIC IF YOU GO thanks to the As a youth, he presented pup- Post-Tribune correspondent pet shows to the neighborhood What: John Waters presents his one-man appearance John Waters has pushed show, “This Filthy World” children. He said that many of his every boundary and taken bad of Pamela puppet shows were inspired by taste as far as you can take it. When: Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. the gimmick-heavy films of Before there was reality TV, Where: Dorothy Menker Theater, Anderson. William Castle. the excessive violence of action Moraine Valley Community College, films, and sleazy tabloids, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills, Ill. D8 His favorite childhood memory Waters made films with gun- was seeing real blood on the seat toting drag queens, he mocked Tickets: $25, $20 for students of a wrecked car when visiting a trailer trash, and he turned and senior citizens scrap yard and fantasizing about bawdy bathroom humor into a Phone: 708-974-5500 car wrecks. J cult addiction. The film direc- tor is known for such classics as “Pink Waters is often mistaken for Flamingos,” “,” “Cecil B. snapshots of his crazy the actor Steve Bushemi, and as Demented,”“” and life Oct. 17 when he a joke, sent out cards with a “.” presents “This Filthy photo of Bushemi made up to Waters, no doubt, has led an artisti- World,” his critically- look like him. cally eccentric, free-spirited life. He acclaimed one-man calls himself “a healthy neurotic,” and show, at Moraine Valley describes his fascination with Disney, Community College in true crime, and rebelling against Palos Hills, Ill. Roman Catholicism as catalysts in his A film director, author, strange, creative path. While Waters and photographer, began his career as a cult favorite on Waters took time to talk college campuses, he eventually to the Post-Tribune achieved mainstream success with about his life detours W “Hairspray” and “Cry Baby — The and the eclectic influ- Musical,” his two Broadway hits. ences that shaped his } Waters, who has residences in Balti- provocative, in-your-face more, New York, Provincetown, Mass., show. and Los Angeles, revealed in his brash, Q&A Inside open style what it feels like to elevate

“camp” into an art form. He will share D10 INTERVIE