In honor of Mother's Day, yours truly has compiled a list of films where pregnancy plays a role. The part may not always be major, but it is memorable for a variety of reasons.

Long before reality TV took over the airwaves (but shortly after PBS pioneered the form with “An American Family”), Albert Brooks made his directing debut with “Real Life,” a hilarious spoof of a genre that barely existed in 1979.

Genuine costumed characters are the focus of “Confessions of a Super Hero,” a new documentary that manages to be funny, sad and touching, usually at the same time.

It took just "4 Minutes" for Madonna to conquer the Billboard charts again.

It’s 2008 and Bret Michaels is still relevant, new wave is the new emo and the money you spend on gas driving to a concert will cost you more than the actual ticket. Thankfully, a ridiculous amount of really good music has started flying out of studios from Portland, Ore., to Gothenburg, Sweden.

Adrenaline and excitement kept Nichole Cordova perky despite the fact she’d traveled from the East Coast to her home in Los Angeles in less than 24 hours. One day after appearing in New York City on MTV’s "Total Request Live," Cordova, 18, returned to her L.A. digs, completing a whirlwind tour of television and radio appearances after winning a spot in the hottest new girl group – Girlicious.

Ladies and gentlemen: Stop your engines! And as you leave the track, try to avoid the mangled wreckage of “Speed Racer,” Andy and Larry Wachowski’s over-glitzed, under-written and just plain annoying remake of the Saturday morning cartoon classic.

    Ten Crestwood Junior High School students were chosen by choir director Sarah Holten to participate in the 2008 Honor Youth Choir in Oelwein on April 28. Pictured above, from left to right and back to front, are: Dustin Murphy, Alex Holmstrom, Colten Ledbeter, Dylan Foltz, Anne Joslyn, Danielle Lepa, Breanna Frazer, Tristin Ollendieck, Kyle Nicoll and Seth Schroeder.

The summer movie season is here. There’s some big hitters coming, but what’s the most likely bomb?

Today, I’m spotlighting a monster movie that sneaked into theaters way back in 1990 with no fanfare and carved out a well-deserved reputation as a thrilling, chilling, funny and fun film.

Despite the carefully orchestrated hype and prerelease Internet fan frenzy, “Cloverfield” didn’t revolutionize the horror film. It didn’t break new ground in on-screen terror, and it didn’t strike a national chord the way “The Blair Witch Project” (an obvious influence) did nine years ago.

The first two studio albums from beat maker and innovative sampling wizard RJD2 featured the tightest instrumental landscape since the days of DJ Shadow and late-era Moby. From 2002 through 2005, no one could match RJ’s skills.

New Augustana and a two-disc reissiue for Jimmy Eat World, plus an album that will assist you in putting the young ones to sleep.

    The All School Band Festival will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Crestwood High School gym May 6. Fifth grade, sixth grade, junior high and high school bands will all perform at the concert.

Though it begins on Christmas Eve and winds up the next morning, “The Ice Harvest” is not your typical yuletide movie. It’s a razor-sharp, pitch-black dark comedy that manages to be funny, bloody, surprising and smart.