Halloween may be well past, but the classic supernatural family comedy Casper is still lingering in the halls of Netflix. Unfortunately, it won't be around much longer. Amid a mass exodus of films ...

Once the plates are cleared and the leftovers are packed, it’s time to settle in for a Thanksgiving movie tradition. After all, there’s no better way to wind down than with a film that brings a little ...

As the trend says, “2026 is the new 2016.” A viral movement that is taking social media and the marketing world by storm embraces the nuance and nostalgia of pop culture from ten years ago. Back when ...

TV historian Jim Engel joins Dave to talk about the December 8th return of WGN-TV’s ‘Family Classics’ with host Dean Richards, featuring 1951 holiday classic ‘Scrooge’, the history of the program, the ...

Watching movies that your parents loved as a kid is a total rite of passage, and lucky for our kids, timeless movies have been coming out for decades. Your kids have the epic films of the '80s and ...

Dean Richards joined Bill and Wendy today and guess what? He remembered us! They talked about Dean’s new hosting gig, as WGN TV brings back Family Classics with him on December 8th. Dean also reviews ...

In the eons since WGN-Channel 9 first raised the curtain on "Family Classics" in 1962, the iconic movie series has had only three hosts - Frazier Thomas, Roy Leonard and Dean Richards. Until now.

Family Classics is a Chicago television series which began in 1962 when Frazier Thomas was added to another program at WGN-TV. Thomas not only hosted classic films but also selected the titles and ...