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    Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. A screen's-eye view of Chicago

    Chicago has been involved in filmmaking since the technology's very beginnings in the early 1900s, when some of the world's first movie studios operated here. From those early days, when neighborhood kids would sneak onto the Selig Polyscope Co. lot at...

    Tags: Rockefeller Chapel, Ravenswood, Billy Goat Tavern, Twin Anchors, University of Chicago

    2. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Laura Dern's 'Enlightened' approach

    Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened" finds Laura Dern as fortysomething executive Amy Jellicoe conspiring with an egotistical Los Angeles Times muckraker (Dermot Mulroney) to bring down her corporate overlords. Well-meaning but hopelessly naive — "I'm like the Julian Assange of Riverside," Amy boasts without a drop of irony — she is quickly in over her head.
    Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened" finds Laura Dern as fortysomething executive Amy Jellicoe conspiring with an egotistical Los Angeles Times muckraker (Dermot Mulroney) to bring down her corporate overlords. Well-meaning but hopelessly naive — "I'm...

    Tags: Roger Corman, Enlightened (tv program), Laura Dern, Dermot Mulroney, Celebrities

    3. Sep 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. With bitter campaign in full swing, you need to watch some movies

    What are the three most important films for American voters to watch as we prepare for Election Day in November?
    What are the three most important films for American voters to watch as we prepare for Election Day in November? Is your choice "The Great McGinty"? That's an almost ancient but wickedly clever Preston Sturges film about a drunken bum picked out of the...

    Tags: Patrice Leconte, Peter Sellers, Elections, YouTube, Movies

    4. Dec 4, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
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    5. Jun 17, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Is J.J. Abrams' 'Super 8' the result of an unhealthy Steven Spielberg obsession?

    The Big Picture
    There’s a lot to admire in J.J. Abrams’ new film, “Super 8,” starting with the spirited relationship between Joe (Joel Courtney) and Charles (Riley Griffiths), the teen filmmaking buddies whose interactions illustrate the emotional...
    6. Sep 9, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Weekend Movie Pick: Hal Ashby's lost gem 'The Landlord'

    The Big Picture
    Larry Karaszewski has a day job that keeps him busy, having written (with his writing partner Scott Alexander) a host of movie delights, including "Ed Wood" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt," as well as the upcoming "Percy Jackson and......
    7. Jun 5, 2009 |Story| WXIN-LTV

  7. Thai police: Carradine death may be accidental

    The body of American actor David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," was found in a hotel room closet with a rope tied to his neck and genitals, and his death may have been caused by accidental suffocation, Thai police said Friday.
    Associated Press
    The body of American actor David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," was found in a hotel room closet with a rope tied to his neck and genitals, and his death may have been caused by accidental suffocation, Thai police said Friday....

    Tags: Kill Bill (movie), Crimes, Hotels and Accommodations, Quentin Tarantino, Hospitals and Clinics

    8. Oct 1, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Private Practice' returns for a new season.

    Show Tracker
    Click here to download TV listings for the week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3 in PDF format This week's TV Movies LIFE OR DEATH: Pete (Tim Daly, left) rushes Violet (Amy Brenneman) to the hospital where Addison (Kate Walsh)......
    9. Oct 28, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Wednesday's TV Highlights: The boys want to save the dolphins and whales on 'South Park'

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    Click here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 25 - 31 in PDF format This week's TV Movies SAVE THE WHALES: Stan leads Cartman (pictured) and the gang on a crusade to save dolphins and whales in......
    10. Apr 20, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Imagine that: Dede Allen, Hollywood's greatest film editor, died Oscarless

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    When I read the obituaries earlier this week paying tribute to Dede Allen, who died Saturday at 86 after pretty much revolutionizing the art of film editing, I got to wondering -- how many Oscars did she win in her......
    11. Jun 28, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Tuesday's TV Highlights: ‘Frontline/World’ at 9 p.m. on KCET.

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    Click here to download TV listings for the week of June 27 - July 3 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here UNQUENCHABLE: Failed efforts to bring fresh drinking water to African......
    12. Jul 22, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. How did Jay Roach get a Beatles song for 'Dinner for Schmucks'?

    The Big Picture
    When I was having breakfast with Jay Roach Thursday morning, I couldn't have opened the interview with a dumber question. Having seen his new film, "Dinner for Schmucks," which stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd as the ultimate kind of......
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