Entertainment & Arts
Classic Hollywood: Often-seen character actor Bob Balaban has worked with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman and Christopher Guest. As he arrives in ‘The Monuments Men,’ he tells some tales.
Feb. 7, 2014
Among Bob Balaban’s Hollywood stories are a few monuments
Archives
It took $1 million to make ‘Bernard and Doris.’ Susan Saradon and director Bob Balaban say that wasn’t a bad thing.
Feb. 8, 2008
Books
Every dog will have its day -- even a bionic mutt named McGrowl, the furry brainchild of neophyte children’s book author Bob Balaban.
Oct. 24, 2002
Movies
“The Last Good Time” opens with an old widower’s reverie of his wife dancing for him in the firelight.
April 14, 1995
Television
TV Picks: ‘Moone Boy,’ Bob Balaban, Larry King, ‘Playing House’
April 25, 2014
Elmer Balaban, 92, last surviving brother of a family of businessmen who dominated the movie theater business in Chicago and across the Midwest, died Nov. 2 at Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago.
Nov. 10, 2001
“Moone Boy” (Hulu).
Awards
As long as the leading man needs a best friend or an attorney, Kevin Pollak once said, the character actor will always have work.
Oct. 30, 2015
You’ve just won an Academy Award as best actress. What’s your next big project?
April 16, 2005