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Newman Tribute on TCM: Oct.12
The TV ZoneYup, that's the big important date to remember, when TCM will devote its full Sunday schedule to Paul Newman classics, including ...Cool Hand Luke (1967), Somebody up There Likes Me (1956), Torn Curtain (1966), Exodus (1960), Hud (1963), and......Tags: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Celebrities, Claire Bloom, George Kennedy
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Diane Lane to star in Goodman's 'Sweet Bird of Youth'
Director David Cromer's production of Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth" at the Goodman Theatre next season has its star: Diane Lane. She’ll play opposite Finn Wittrock as the drifter Chance Wayne, recently on Broadway in ”Death of a...
Tags: Superman (fictional character), Nicole Kidman, Goodman Theatre, Diane Lane
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Q&A: 'People Like Us' star Chris Pine and director/co-writer Alex Kurtzman
You may or may not know that “People Like Us” star Chris Pine auditioned for “Avatar.” It did not go well. “Sometimes you can leave your car in Burbank, Los Angeles, and walk into a conference room and your back is...
Tags: Scarlett Johansson, Science Fiction (genre), Elizabeth Banks, Cerebral Palsy, Music
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Interview tease: Chris Pine on his awful 'Avatar' audition and Broadway possibilities
Stay tuned in a few weeks for my full Q&A from today's interview with Chris Pine (and director/co-writer Alex Kurtzman) about the family drama "People Like Us," which opens June 29. For now, enjoy the full story behind an audition Pine previously...
Tags: Scarlett Johansson, People Like Us (movie)
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Souped-up 'Streetcar' hits the gas on Broadway
"Me and the DuBois have different notions," says Blair Underwood's uncommonly desirable Stanley in director Emily Mann's accessible, enjoyable and — on occasion — revealing new Broadway production of Tennessee Williams'"A Streetcar Named...
Tags: Broadway Theater, Blair Underwood, Rentals, Terence Blanchard, Entertainment
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Lyric Opera goes to nine productions for upcoming season
Chicago opera lovers impatient to learn what innovations Anthony Freud will put into place now that he is well and truly ensconced as general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, will have to cool their heels.
The first Lyric season to fall entirely under...Tags: Poetry, Andrew Davis, Richard Strauss, Renee Fleming, Civic Opera House
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The date from hell finally fires up 'Becky Shaw'
Veterans of the mating wars will recognize the scene, from one agonizing side or another. There has been a single date — an awkward date that began with the tactless suggestion that the woman's dress resembled a birthday cake — but it...Tags: Humana Incorporated, Comedy (genre), Celebrities
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'Mile Marker Zero': A literary look back at Key West's high times
Suddenly, I have a hankering to hoist a beer at Capt. Tony's, on that barstool with Bob Dylan's name painted on it, looking out the door at the free-spirited lifestyle of Key West.
Yeah, the scene on Duval Street isn't the anarchistic scene that it was...Tags: Bob Dylan, Key West, Jimmy Buffett
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On the eve the grand opening on Clark Street, 10 moments in Black Ensemble's 35-year history
Most arts organizations have carefully worded mission statements, filled with arty buzzwords and forged by groups. Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater's mission statement was written by one woman and just gets right down to it: "to eradicate racism." Most...Tags: Social Issues, Racism, Dionne Warwick, Otis Redding, Justice and Rights
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88 books that shaped America, at the Library of Congress
Jacket CopyThe Library of Congress' list of 88 books that shaped America includes poetry, novels, nonfiction, a play, a polemic, books of science and grammar, cookbooks and children's books. What's it missing?...
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