Television
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Suburban 'Dexter' writer eyed Hollywood and 'never looked back'May 12, 2015 5:30 am - In the career assessment portion of the PSAT in high school, Lauren Gussis struggled to check a box that matched her interests. "I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't kn...
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New series given the go-ahead by NBCMay 11, 2015 11:00 pm - New series given the go-ahead for next season on NBC: "Blindspot" - A drama from executive producer Greg Berlanti about a mysterious woman found naked and completely cov...
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NBC has 14 new shows on next year's scheduleMay 11, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - NBC is turning to some proven players for next year's schedule, resurrecting its "Heroes" franchise, bringing back Craig T. Nelson as "Coach" and turning to v...
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HBO film explores the life and legacy of blues icon Bessie SmithMay 11, 2015 6:00 am - It's taken 22 years, but the life story of an American blues icon finally comes to the small screen in “Bessie,” premiering Saturday, May 16, on HBO. Queen Latifah, als...
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Streaming apps threaten a TV bastion: Live sportsMay 09, 2015 7:00 am - Since the advent of the VCR and then YouTube, the media industry's No. 1 enemy has been piracy. But while Hollywood and the TV networks have fought one technology after ...
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DVD previews: 'Still Alice,' 'Mortdecai'May 09, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, May 12: "Still Alice" (PG-13, 101 minutes, Sony): Julianne Moore won an Academy Award for her role in this tear-jerker abou...
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'They're Grrreat': Chicago exhibit honors ad icons like Tony the Tiger, Pillsbury DoughboyMay 05, 2015 6:00 am - They're not TV's top stars - but they could have been. A multimedia exhibition from the Museum of Broadcast Communications is paying homage to some of advertising's grea...
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Hollywood animator teaches his craft at CODMay 05, 2015 5:30 am - The art Tony Venezia creates often goes unappreciated - stuff like animated titles, graphics and trailers that you see in movies and on television. In the movie "Total ...
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BFFs? Fonda, Tomlin reunite for Netflix's new comedy 'Grace and Frankie'May 04, 2015 6:00 am - Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are such good friends in real life, they're enjoying the challenge of playing women who aren't. The former “9 to 5” co-stars reunite in “Grace...
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'Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck': A clearer take on whatever, nevermindMay 03, 2015 7:00 am - Like Jim Morrison before him, Kurt Cobain exists in a dorm-room-poster afterlife, sanctified by fans, many of whom were born after his suicide in April 1994 and who ...