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TV review: 'Wallander' returns with 3 brutal, beautiful tales
RedEyeThe new season of the detective series "Wallander" opens with a shocking murder, but the real stunner involves Kenneth Branagh's character Kurt Wallander: He actually smiles. In "An Event in Autumn" (8 p.m. Sunday, WTTW; 3.5 stars), the first of three...Tags: Kenneth Branagh, Crime (genre), Movies, Entertainment, PBS (tv network)
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Hit show 'Wild Chicago' may be heading to DVD
In January 1989, entertainer Ben Hollis and WTTW-Ch. 11 producer Jon Davies created a television show that they called "Wild Chicago." The reason they did this, said Hollis at the time, "was because there was nothing like it on TV." Indeed. I was the...
Tags: DVDs, Rick Kogan, Television, Chicago Public Library, Social Media Week
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About Blair Kamin
Blair Kamin is the architecture critic of the Chicago Tribune, a post he has held since 1992. He is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism and continues a tradition of accessible but authoritative criticism begun by the Tribune's first modern-day...Tags: ABC (tv network), Human Interest, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Chicago Tribune
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Studio pioneer may once again get its closeup
At first glance, the Essanay Studio buildings in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood may seem fairly unremarkable. The two red brick structures, located on the 1300 block of West Argyle Street, look from the outside like your typical early 20th century factory...
Tags: James Cappleman, Business Enterprises, Charlie Chaplin, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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The Agape Ringers DVD Concert
Staff reporterThe nationally known handbell ensemble, The Agape Ringers, will be performing a concert to create their first ever DVD on Sunday October 14 at 4:00 pm at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 West Brush Hill Road in Elmhurst. This exciting,...Tags: DVDs, YouTube, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Christianity, Elgin
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'Check, Please!' to host first annual Food Truck Fest
The first annual 'Check, Please!' Food Truck Fest will take place at WTTW Studios (5400 N. St. Louis Ave.) from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 21. Tickets are $25 each and include two drinks and a selection of food truck fare. Participating food trucks include Duck N'...
Tags: Check, Please (tv program), Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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Indianapolis Parks Foundation announces new president
A new president has been selected for the Indianapolis Parks Foundation (IPF) Monday. IPF announced Tanya Husain will replace former president Cindy Porteous on Monday, July 9 due to Porteous’ decision to retire earlier this year. “The...
Tags: Cancer, Diabetes
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Facing disabilities: How one story leads to another
The story (and related online video) about veteran broadcast producer Thea Flaum's multimedia-rich website, FacingDisability.com, actually came about as a result of a recent story I wrote about one of Flaum's colleagues, Tom Weinberg. I had interviewed...
Tags: Facebook, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, PBS (tv network)
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Weeks in Review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review (WTTW Ch. 11) Guest host Phil Ponce with Jon Hilkevitch and Fred Mitchell,...... -
Patrick Kane parties in Madison, MTV series begins filming in Chicago, Hannibal Buress thanks Allende at Comedy Awards
Patrick Kane didn’t shy away from photos when he was partying Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s annual Mifflin Street Block Party like many celebrities would have. The Blackhawks star instead posed for them – as he...
Tags: MTV (tv network), Chris Volstad, Kevin Love, Aziz Ansari, Jersey Shore (tv program)
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175 years of memorable, horrible, humorous and remarkable events that shaped Chicago
On March 4, 1837, exactly 175 years ago, Chicago was incorporated. Not that Flashback needed a reason, but we took this occasion to compile a very long list of events, year by year and decade by decade, that helped shape this great city. Some events...
Tags: Pacific Garden Mission, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Jane Addams, Hull House, Politics
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November TV premiere dates
RedEyeThe Braxton sisters are back this month when Season 2 of "Braxton Family Values" kicks off Nov. 10 on WE tv. Over 19 new hour-long episodes, Toni, Tamar, Traci, Towanda, Trina and their mom, Miss E (Evelyn), test their sisterly bond when Toni leaves...Tags: Oxygen (tv network), MTV2 (tv network), International Military Interventions, Regis Philbin, Animal Planet (tv network)
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