Television
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O'Donnell to move into Winfrey's Chicago studioMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is shutting down at the end of the season, but the lights won't be going out at Winfrey's studio in Chicago. That's because Rosie O'D...
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1950s screen idol Farley Granger diesMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Farley Granger, the 1950s bobby sox screen idol who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock classics "Rope" and "Strangers on a Train," has died. He was 85. Granger d...
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Amateur goes from Des Plaines church garden to TVMar 28, 2011 2:00 am - A Sunday school teacher from Christ Church in Des Plaines found herself to be something of a celebrity this month when she appeared alongside the Fabulous Beekman Boys a...
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Des Plaines safari photographer's work featured on TVMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - Todd Gustafson shoots wild animals. This safari photographer captures images of tigers, elephants, lions, flamingos and giraffes. His “trophies” line the walls of his D...
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Edie Falco's back for new shift on 'Nurse Jackie'Mar 27, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Edie Falco has performed the near impossible: She has made a clean break with the show that made her a star yet could have pegged her for a lifetime as mobste...
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Starz puts 90-day delay on Netflix for originalsMar 24, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Starz has become the latest pay TV channel to pull back from its embrace of subscription video provider Netflix Inc. and treat it more like a competitor. T...
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Dana Delany leads ABC's new 'Body of Proof'Mar 21, 2011 11:00 pm - TV shows, especially comedies, sometimes have a signature phrase that may be slightly amusing until it's repeated so often it's annoying. Rarely, though, do dramas come ...
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On TV: HBO revives 'Mildred Pierce'Mar 21, 2011 11:00 pm - HBO raises Cain HBO revives James M. Cain's protofeminist potboiler “Mildred Pierce,” previously best known as a Hollywood star vehicle for Joan Crawford, as a new ...
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Oprah tagged for broadcasters hall of fameMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - Media superstar Oprah Winfrey is to be inducted into the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. “Oprah is the epitome of broadcasting excellence,” said Illinoi...
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Crystal says he'd consider a return to host OscarsMar 17, 2011 11:00 pm - \ LOS ANGELES — Billy Crystal says he'd consider a return as Oscar host — if some changes are made to the show. The eight-time Academy Awards host said he was moved by h...