Entertainment
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Blanchett, del Toro on the femme fatale of 'Nightmare Alley'
Dec 26, 2021 6:30 am - With a touch of Barbara Stanwyck, a sumptuous Art Deco office and a deadly shade of crimson lipstick, Cate Blanchett plays a femme fatale in Guillermo del Toro's "Nightm...
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Denzel Washington on directing: 'I'm still learning'
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It's onward and upward for the Napiers as HGTV's 'Home Town' starts Season 6Dec 25, 2021 6:30 am - For Ben and Erin Napier, "Home Town" is not only a TV show but also a lifestyle to be embraced. Indeed, the husband-and-wife home restorers from Laurel, Mississippi, con...
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Ron Onesti: A little George Bailey in all of usDec 24, 2021 5:00 am - "Wizard Of Oz," "Casablanca," "Citizen Kane," "Gone With The Wind," "The Godfather." The exclusive list goes on with timeless classic films that have touched the hearts ...
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New Year's concerts: Suburban, Chicago venues counting down to the new yearDec 24, 2021 5:00 am - As we celebrate this weekend's holidays, the new year lies in wait just around the corner. If you don't already have your plans set, here are some of the big shows in su...
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Jim O'Donnell: Brickhouse, Caray and Swirsky among new list of America's Top 100 sportscastersDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - SPORTS BROADCAST JOURNAL is an engaging trade newsletter distributed every week. SBJ's publisher is David J. Halberstam - not to be confused with the late Pulitzer Prize...
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Feder: Looking back on the year in Chicago mediaDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - A remark by Mark Giangreco at the end of a sports segment on WLS-Channel 7 (“Cheryl can play the ditzy, combative interior decorator,” were his precise words) sounded di...
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New Philharmonic streaming New Year's Eve concert from College of DuPageDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - The New Philharmonic is offering online streaming options for its popular New Year's Eve Concert. Viewers at home can watch a virtual livestream of the 1:30 p.m. concert...
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Hey Nonny hitting pause on bistro after New Year's, postponing shows through Jan. 27Dec 23, 2021 4:00 pm - It's the most wonderful time of the year. But it's also a time to be safe. Out of an abundance of caution with an eye toward the recent spread of the omicron COVID-19 v...
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'Dishwasher Dreams' at Writers Theatre chronicles one family's pursuit of the American dreamDec 23, 2021 9:00 am - “Dishwasher Dreams” - ★ ★ ½ A celebration is underway at Writers Theatre that has nothing to do with the season. Rooted in perseverance and the pursuit of the American d...