Television
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PBS airs Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones in 'Driving Miss Daisy'Jul 13, 2015 6:00 am - What becomes an acting legend most? A legendary role, and Angela Lansbury has made another one her own. The stage, film and television icon teamed with another entertain...
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Discovery's 'Cuban Chrome' an ode to Cuba's improvising car cultureJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - It started as another wacky idea for a reality TV show. The pitch went something like this: The heroes are Cuban car guys! Watch how they, against all odds, rest...
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HGTV relies on relationships for good TVJul 12, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK — HGTV is working the buddy system. The home-and-garden network has upped the number of shows with co-hosts who are related or married to five, adding “America'...
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Images: Miss USAJul 12, 2015 1:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. — Twenty-six-year-old Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma has won the 64th annual Miss USA contest, beating out 50 other women from states around the country and ...
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DVD previews: 'Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,' 'Ex Machina'Jul 11, 2015 6:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, July 14: "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" (PG, 122 minutes, Fox): Maggie Smith continues her serial scene-stealing in th...
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'OITNB' gives us hope after a dark TV seasonJul 10, 2015 6:00 am - Rabid TV viewers had to go to prison to feel hopeful again. The first half of 2015 gave us the grim back story of Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) and a shocking b...
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Star Trek fans, don't miss thisJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - How did the wildly successful Official Star Trek Fan Club get started in the days before the Internet? Trekkies and College of Lake County sociology professors John and ...
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'2 Broke Girls' actor learned accent in suburbsJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Ukrainian accent he uses to play a sex-crazed cook on the CBS comedy "2 Broke Girls" is something Jonathan Kite first learned in the suburbs. Growing up in Skokie, K...
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DVD previews: 'Woman in Gold,' 'Maggie,' '71'Jul 04, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, July 7: “Woman in Gold” (PG-13, 11O minutes, in English and German with subtitles, The Weinstein Co.): The film is based on...
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Volo museum offers to buy 1st General Lee, save flagJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Golfer Bubba Watson says he'll paint over Confederate flag