Television
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'The Returned': A quiet undead drama from SundanceOct 30, 2013 5:30 am - NEW YORK — One exception to the mysteries of death is a certain cold comfort in its finality. “Dead as a doornail” leaves no room for doubt. But “The Returned” imagines ...
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Tyler Blackburn talks about move to ‘Ravenswood’Oct 29, 2013 11:36 am - NEW YORK — Tyler Blackburn says it was bittersweet to leave ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” to star in the supernatural spinoff, “Ravenswood,” which premiered last we...
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Des Plaines native’s writing just what doctor orderedOct 29, 2013 5:30 am - The way James Kahn figures it, he became a doctor to support his writing habit. The Des Plaines native has written original novels, such as his New World trilogy, short ...
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Garth Brooks plans live broadcast of one-man showOct 28, 2013 12:21 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Garth Brooks is taking his intimate one-man Las Vegas show to live television. A news release issued Monday says CBS will broadcast Brooks’ performanc...
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Nielsen to begin measuring mobile viewingOct 28, 2013 7:02 am - NEW YORK — Starting next fall, Nielsen will begin counting television programs watched on mobile phones and tablets within its traditional TV ratings. The company respon...
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Alec Baldwin on ‘fetid septic tank’ movie bizOct 28, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — In “Seduced and Abandoned,” Alec Baldwin and James Toback present a portrait of today’s movie business and an elegy to what it once was. In person, Baldwin’s ...
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PBS revisits Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' broadcastOct 28, 2013 5:30 am - Oct. 30, 1938, started as a fairly typical Halloween Eve ... but it ended with many people convinced Martians were attacking. The reason was one of the most famous hours...
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Son to follow in TV steps of ‘Crocodile Hunter’Oct 28, 2013 5:30 am - HONG KONG — The youngest Irwin is following in the TV hosting footsteps of late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin and big sister, Bindi. Nine-year-old Robert Irwin will co-...
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TV hopefuls turn out for 'Chicago PD' casting call in St. CharlesOct 27, 2013 5:00 pm - Hundreds of TV hopefuls attended an open casting call Sunday in St. Charles for chance to appear as background actors on the upcoming NBC police drama “Chicago PD.” The...
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Two stars in sync on NBC thriller 'The Blacklist'Oct 27, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — They set “The Blacklist” in Washington, but in truth it inhabits a Manhattan studio where “Law & Order” lived for two decades. Judging from its out-of-the-gat...