Television
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Montini grad steers acting dream to TNT's 'Last Ship'Jun 23, 2015 5:30 am - Kevin Michael Martin did the unthinkable at Montini Catholic High School in Lombard: He dropped sports for acting. "Actually, I really wasn't into the whole acting thing...
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'UnREAL' and the way reality TV can drive us crazyJun 22, 2015 6:00 am - Since its debut a few weeks ago, Lifetime's “UnREAL,” a menacing send-up of reality television courtship shows, has been one of the finds of the summer television season...
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HBO brings Tim Robbins, Jack Black to 'The Brink"Jun 21, 2015 5:45 am - The thought of mining World War III and the threat of global annihilation for laughs might seem strange, but that's just what "The Brink," HBO's dark new political satir...
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DVD previews: 'The Water Diviner,' 'Timbuktu'Jun 20, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, June 23: "The Water Diviner" (R, 111 minutes, Warner): Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe, in his directorial debut, tackles a t...
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Blackhawks win good for ratings, retailersJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - After the Chicago Blackhawks put out the Tampa Bay Lightning in 60 minutes of intense play, it took fans just 10 minutes to clean out the stock of locker room hats Monda...
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ABC launches '60s-set drama 'Astronaut Wives Club'Jun 15, 2015 5:00 am - Not only did the astronauts known as the Mercury Seven have the right stuff, so did the women who stood by them. Their stories are told in "The Astronaut Wives Club," AB...
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DVD previews: 'Unfinished Business,' 'Chappie,' 'Run All Night'Jun 13, 2015 7:00 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, June 16: “Unfinished Business” (R, 91 minutes, Fox): While by no means a masterpiece, this comedy by Canadian director Ken Scot...
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Dr. Ian Malcolm and the essential Jeff Goldblum performancesJun 12, 2015 5:00 am - We're all excited about erstwhile Star-Lord Chris Pratt dealing with dinos in "Jurassic World" this weekend, but we'd be even more excited if Dr. Ian Malcolm was along f...
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Tyrese Gibson, Rev. Run star in new OWN seriesJun 10, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey's OWN network says the "Man School" is in session, with actor-musician Tyrese Gibson and Rev. Run as the professors. The network announced last ...
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Netflix's 'Orange' continues to showcase complex charactersJun 08, 2015 6:00 am - If the Season 3 trailer for “Orange Is the New Black” is any indication, the return of Alex Vause (Laura Prepon), erstwhile lover of Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), to...