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A conversation with Francis Ford Coppola
Oscar-winning writer-director-producer Francis Ford Coppola makes movies to understand himself. "When you make a film it is like asking yourself a question," Coppola said over the phone from his home in Northern California. "When it's finished, you know...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Entertainment Events, Movies, Thriller (genre), Blu-ray Discs
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Jazz pianist John Beasley to have January residency at Blue Whale
The story may be apocryphal, but according to legend (i.e. Wikipedia) the jazz pianist John Beasley put together his first drum kit at age 2, using kitchen pots and pans. History does not record the title of the debut tune that Beasley performed on his...
Tags: History (tv network), Steely Dan (music group), Queen Latifah, Thelonious Monk, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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Christmas spirit lives on in favorite films
South Bend TribuneIf you know who Scut Farkus, Clarence Odbody AS2 and Jacob Marley are, you probably have the same taste in Christmas movies that I do. These characters, respectively, are the bully-turned-baby in “A Christmas Story,” the portly angel...Tags: George C. Scott, Ebenezer Scrooge (fictional character), James Stewart, Movies, Entertainment
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The Rahmfather gets 'Rahmfather' portrait
It's not every day that the ruthless mayor of Chicago, the Rahmfather, can be humbled and overcome by a spectacular Christmas gift presented by a newspaper columnist. "It's a Hanukkah gift!" he insisted. Whatever. I wasn't going to argue, especially...
Tags: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Chicago City Hall, Religious Festivals, Chicago Mayor
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The boldness and brilliance of one-star reviews on Amazon.com
A couple of weeks ago at a Tribune-hosted cocktail party in the Loop, I found myself in a conversation with novelist Richard Ford. I was wearing the baseball hat I'm wearing in the photo that runs with this column, and from the corner of my eye I...
Tags: The Clash (music group), Great Expectations (movie), New York Observer, Music, Entertainment
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Best Movie Ever
Blogging with Bill WhiteToday is scheduled for a movie list, but I had a very short week, and I decided to change things up. Instead of a full-scale list, I’ll throw out a question: What do you think was the best movie ever?...... -
Tonight: Tom Brady, Michael Jackson, ‘The Godfather’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelHappy Thanksgiving! NBC delivers the biggest program tonight: a game between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets at 8:30. Will Tom Brady and the Patriots prove too formidable? Will the Jets pull themselves together and stop sniping? This one... -
Thanksgiving TV marathons 2012
Channel Guide MagazineAs if overdoing it on your dinner isn't enough on Thanksgiving, TV networks also give you plenty of opportunities to overindulge in many of your favorite movies and shows by airing marathons of all sorts over the Thanksgiving weekend. This year is no... -
3 Oscar-worthy performances
I'm pretty sure we can account for three of the best-male-actor nominees when the Academy Awards lists come out on Jan. 10. I've just seen a trio of excellent performances: Denzel Washington in "Flight," Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln" and John Hawkes in...Tags: Denzel Washington, Irving Berlin, Entertainment Events, The Sessions (movie), Titanic (movie, 1997)
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Chris Tucker interview for 'Silver Linings Playbook'
Anyone looking for the loud, boisterous version of Chris Tucker may be disappointed. Asked to tell me a joke, Tucker’s delivery is so understated I react late to the punchline, expecting something juicier than, “I went to a psychic and she...
Tags: YouTube, Social Issues, Movies, Richard Pryor, Racism
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Casey Anthony: She keeps pulling us back in
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelCasey Anthony's attorneys want her civil trial moved away from Orange County because there was too much coverage of her murder trial here. Her attorneys seem to be echoing a line from “Brokeback Mountain”: We in the local media can't quit her.... -
Q&A: William H. Macy of 'The Sessions'
When “The Sessions” co-star William H. Macy came to Chicago in the early 1970s, he briefly worked as a waiter at former Lincoln Park bar Le Pub. He made more money, he says, as a carpenter. “[I would] build shelves and things like...
Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Cerebral Palsy, Shameless (tv program), Movies, Social Issues
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