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Interview: Evolution key to Mike Epps' next moves
Mike Epps considers himself a “crossover” artist of sorts these days. The star of 2000's “Next Friday” and 2002's “Friday After Next,” who noted he has been popular with black audiences since he began his career as...
Tags: Bradley Cooper, Black Entertainment Television (tv network), Ed Helms, Stand-up Comedy, Zach Galifianakis
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Onion 'edgy': Tasteless and sickening
The tweet went as follows: "Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhane Wallis is kind of a (expletive), right?" The missing word is a bit of verbal sewage sometimes used to disparage women. Begins with "c," rhymes with "hunt." Its...
Tags: Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Culture, Bob Hope, Norman Lear, Movies
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'Edgy' is tasteless and sickening
The tweet went as follows: "Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhane Wallis is kind of a (expletive), right?" The missing word is a bit of verbal sewage sometimes used to disparage women. Begins with "c." Its target here, however,...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Culture, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Bob Hope
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Steve Schapiro, a fly on the wall — with a camera
Steve Schapiro wants to photograph President Barack Obama, and there is little doubt that he will one day do so. In his lengthy and star-studded career, he has photographed so many famous and influential people that one can almost believe he has Zelig-...
Tags: Tina Turner, Mia Farrow, Sophia Loren, Holidays, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Best James Earl Jones Movies
Blogging with Bill WhiteI know, I'm supposed to do a movie list on Fridays, not Thursdays. But I'll be out of the office a good chunk of the day Thursday, so I decided to write this one in advance and let it post...... -
A field guide to hecklers
Let's talk about heckling. Who isn't talking about heckling? ("Shut up! I'm talking about heckling, you idiot. If we wanted you to talk about heckling, we'd give you a crayon and a sheet of graph paper!") Anyway, as I was saying, every few months it...
Tags: Zach Galifianakis, Community (tv program), Entertainment, Barack Obama, Woodfield Mall
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Video/Q&A: 'A Haunted House' star/co-writer Marlon Wayans
Within the first three minutes of our conversation, Marlon Wayans mocks my shoes, imagines an ethnically diverse array of naked women surrounding him, describes the peaceful way to strangle a cow and his plan to delay sitting on the toilet in order to...
Tags: Ethan Coen, Epic (movie), Bob Marley, Dance Flick (movie), Movies
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Comedian Ron White to perform Thursday at Maryland Theatre
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comTo millions of fans, Ron White is a cigar-smoking, Scotch-swilling comedian whose keen observations about finding the funny in everyday life has made him a bonafide star. Away from the limelight, White is still a man who can make you laugh as he...Tags: Comedy (genre), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Ron White, Armed Forces
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Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor – “Liz & Dick” producer tells why it made perfect sense
Channel Guide MagazineShe broke into “the business” before she was 10, grew up too quickly onscreen and off, had many lovers and a shameless stage mom. Myriad health issues — some self-inflicted, some not. Oddball friendships and associations. And a loyal... -
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: Racism, Comedy (genre), Bradley Cooper, Media Industry, Romance (genre)
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Q&A: Chicago-native 'Mr. Sophistication' star Harry Lennix
In the excellent new drama “Mr. Sophistication,” veteran comedian/actor Ron Waters (Chicago-native Harry Lennix) is tempted by the notion that fame means he exists on a different level in society. “I think any honest celebrity would see...
Tags: Tom Hanks, Comedy (genre), Superman (fictional character), Hank Aaron, Drama (genre)
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A tale of two transfers
The widely admired Circle Theatre production of the moving Australian drama "When the Rain Stops Falling" (penned by Andrew Bovell) is moving from Oak Park to Chicago. John Gawlik's production will reopen in January at the Greenhouse Theatre Center on...Tags: Drama (genre), Arts and Culture
Apr 4, 2013
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Nov 29, 2012
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Jan 7, 2013
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Nov 3, 2012
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Oct 31, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Oct 17, 2012
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Oct 9, 2012
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