Entertainment Columns
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Widescreen: Rediscovering creepy cult classics 'Suspiria,' 'Phantom of the Paradise'Jul 21, 2017 6:00 am - A young American woman arrives in Germany to attend an exclusive dance school. She is greeted by a surly cabdriver and a relentless downpour. They come to the blood-red ...
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Feder: 'Nutcracker' documentary coming to WTTW; Glen Ellyn native will report for WGN TVJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Production is underway on "The Nutcracker Behind the Scenes," a one-hour documentary on The Joffrey Ballet's new version of the holiday classic, to air later this year o...
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Feder: Roger Ebert will be inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of FameJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic who wrote 17 books, will be inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame on Aug. 19. Other inductees include Marga...
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Feder: Law Bulletin Publishing Co., parent company of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, has changed its name to Law Bulletin MediaJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - The parent company of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, an indispensable source of legal news and information for 162 years, has a new corporate identity: Law Bulletin Publish...
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Feder: Announcement today on Eisendrath's bid to buy Chicago Sun-TimesJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - A formal announcement is planned for this afternoon that Edwin Eisendrath, the former Chicago alderman who ran losing campaigns for governor and congressman earlier in h...
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WXRT snaps out of doldrums, ties for first in target demographic, Nielsons showJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - Barely three months ago WXRT FM 93.1 was languishing in 15th place among men between the ages of 25 and 54. Hardly a lustrous showing for "Chicago Finest Rock." But on W...
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Feder: Telemundo Chicago adding weekend newscastsJul 12, 2017 1:00 am - In the latest expansion of local Hispanic media, Telemundo Chicago WSNS-Channel 44 will launch 30-minute newscasts at 5 and 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays starting Jul...
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Feder: Eisendrath says he has financing to buy Chicago Sun-TimesJul 10, 2017 1:00 am - Edwin Eisendrath and a coalition of labor unions have secured funding to acquire the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Reader, the former Chicago alderman said Monday. W...
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Feder: Huge payday awaits Tribune Media execs after Sinclair mergerJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - The corporate bosses of Sinclair Broadcast Group are claiming their acquisition of Chicago-based Tribune Media - creating a television juggernaut with 233 stations in 10...
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Feder: Univision didn't win 10 p.m. ratings after allJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - On second thought, cancel the fiesta: Univision Chicago acknowledged Thursday that WGBO-Channel 66's Noticias Univision Chicago was not the top-rated 10 p.m. newscast in...