Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Fox 32 hires Anita Blanton as morning anchorFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - Anita Blanton, a news anchor at NBC affiliate WAVY in Norfolk, Virginia, has been signed to co-anchor "Good Day Chicago" on Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32, starting April 4. ...
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Enchanting 'Notebooks': Ingenious Goodman revival examines the mind of Leonardo da VinciFeb 23, 2022 6:00 pm - “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In her ingeniously conceived “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci,” adapter/director Mary Zimmerman examines the mind of a...
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Sound check: Celebrate the weekend with Dropkick Murphys, Big Bad Voodoo DaddyFeb 23, 2022 5:00 am - Dropkick bash Get ready to get rowdy as The Dropkick Murphys bust out an in-person "St. Patrick's Day Tour" stop in Chicago after two years of livestreaming celebrations...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio, V103 tie for first place in Chicago radio ratingsFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Audacy all-news combo, and WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia R&B station, tied for first place in Chicago radio ratings released Tuesday, Rob...
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Feder: ESPN 1000 picks up weekly golf show with Barry CroninFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - In partnership with the Chicago District Golf Association, Good Karma Brands ESPN sports/talk WMVP 1000-AM will air "The CDGA Golf Show" from 7 to 9 a.m. Sundays, starti...
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Feder: Bob Sirott interviews Cubs greats for MarqueeFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - Bob Sirott, morning personality at Nexstar Media news/talk WGN 720-AM and lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, will host a series of in-depth conversations with Cubs legends for M...
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Destiny led Evanston native to 'The Simon and Garfunkel Story'Feb 19, 2022 6:10 am - George Clements believes he was destined to be in a Simon and Garfunkel revue. The Evanston native has been a fan of the folk rock duo's music since he discovered it in...
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Citadel's charming 'Outside Mullingar' celebrates middle-age romanceFeb 18, 2022 12:00 pm - “Outside Mullingar” - ★ ★ ★ Anthony and Rosemary, the middle-aged neighbors around which John Patrick Shanley's gentle comedy “Outside Mullingar” centers, are a likable ...
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Spotlight: Griffin resumes 'Solaris' in-person and 'Come From Away' returns to ChicagoFeb 18, 2022 5:00 am - American premiere Griffin Theatre Company resumes in-person performances with the North American premiere of "Solaris," a sci-fi thriller by David Greig adapted from the...
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Widescreen: A rare misstep for Criterion Collection, Coen brothersFeb 18, 2022 5:00 am - The 19-year-old DVD copy of “Miller's Crossing” on the bookshelf behind me says the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era epic about warring mobsters runs 115 minutes. The new ...