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    Oct 1, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Television review: 'Prohibition'

    It's fall on PBS, when the big documentary blockbusters heave into view; and nobody builds them bigger than Ken Burns, whose name always seems to be part of the title, even when it isn't: "Ken Burns' Baseball," "Ken Burns' Jazz," "Ken Burns' Civil War." Burns likes to swallow huge subjects whole — American subjects — and this year he brings us "Prohibition," the story of the 14-year misrule of the 18th Amendment and of the decades-long temperance movement that preceded it.
    It's fall on PBS, when the big documentary blockbusters heave into view; and nobody builds them bigger than Ken Burns, whose name always seems to be part of the title, even when it isn't: "Ken Burns' Baseball," "Ken Burns' Jazz," "Ken Burns' Civil War."...

    Tags: Ken Burns, Unrest, Conflicts and War, PBS (tv network), Documentary (genre), Breaking Bad (tv program)

    2. Sep 20, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  2. 'Boardwalk Empire' recap: Meet Nucky Thompson

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    Late in the pilot of "Boardwalk Empire," Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) peers into a fortune teller's shop, watching her read someone's palm. The camera frames him through the glass front door, the writing on the door standing out in front......
    3. Sep 14, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Movie business hitmen rule the roost: Why is Hollywood still married to the mob?

    The Big Picture
    For the over-60 crowd, making gangster movies is like Viagra. It just keeps the creative juices flowing. The younger generation of moviegoers has only the spottiest of interest in mob stories, since the last actual gangster to even remotely capture......
    4. Oct 25, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  4. 'Boardwalk Empire' recap: Inventing the mob story

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    One of the things that's really working for me on "Boardwalk Empire" is the fact that the show is so fearless about showing people in their most private of moments. Aside from a couple of big mob moments in Sunday......
    5. Aug 7, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. TCA Press Tour: 'Boardwalk Empire' is finally Steve Buscemi's empire

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    When "Boardwalk Empire" creator and executive producer Terence Winter called Steve Buscemi to tell him that he had landed the lead role in HBO's new epic series about Atlantic City in the 1920s, the highly respected actor didn't believe it;......
    6. Jul 6, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Is it Lucky timing?

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Before Tony Soprano or Don Corleone or Tony Montana there was Lucky Luciano -- the real-life patriarch of modern organized crime. Luciano was the Sicilian immigrant who rose to power in the Mafia in the U.S. in the 1920s and transformed it into a...

    Tags: Punishment, Television, Sylvester Stallone, White House, Justice System

    7. May 11, 2003 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Searching for Tato

    As a child growing up half wild on a remote Arizona ranch, Andrew Earle looked forward every summer to his family's annual trip East. Cowboys would take Andrew and the rest of his family--mother Cynthia, brother Tony, two adopted children from Central...

    Tags: Punishment, Photography, Television Industry, Communist Party of China, Prisons

    8. Sep 23, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Friday @ 5: A cocktail to kick off the weekend

    Here at Friday @ 5, we're no judge of the context in which you consume your cocktails. This writer, for one, happens to enjoy mixing a good drink while watching television.
    Tribune reporter
    Here at Friday @ 5, we're no judge of the context in which you consume your cocktails. This writer, for one, happens to enjoy mixing a good drink while watching television. So when we found out that HBO's Prohibition-rooted "Boardwalk Empire" returns...
    9. Sep 30, 2011 |Story| RedEye

  9. Ken Burns' doc shows Chicago's special place in 'Prohibition' history

    No city became as heated, violent and infamous in its rebellion against the decade-long social experiment known as Prohibition than Chicago.
    For RedEye
    No city became as heated, violent and infamous in its rebellion against the decade-long social experiment known as Prohibition than Chicago. Directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick explore the city's special role in the debate over the 18th Amendment to...

    Tags: Shoeless Joe Jackson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Constitutional Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ken Burns

    10. Dec 16, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel

  10. ‘Fighter,’ Swan,’ ‘Kids are All Right’ lead Screen Actor’s Guild Nominations

    Frankly My Dear - Orlando Sentinel
    The SAG Award nominations are out, and the Actor's Guild did its usual bang-up job of recognizing films filled with fine performances. Natalie Portman, Jeff Bridges, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo, Hailee Steinfeld (“TRue Grit”), Amy Adams, all very...
    11. Jan 31, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  11. SAG Awards — Portman and Firth, Bale and Leo, ‘King’s Speech’ — the favorites carry on

    Frankly My Dear - Orlando Sentinel
    The awards season routine established before the Golden Globes held true last night as “The King's Speech” picked up best ensemble and best actor (Colin Firth) prizes, Natalie Portman won best actress, Melissa Leo best supporting actress and...
    12. May 10, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  12. 'Lady X' by Hell in a Handbag at Mary's Attic: Life is a Bette Davis movie

    The Theater Loop
    THEATER REVIEW: "Lady X" ★★½ Through June 19 at Mary's Attic, 5400 N. Clark St.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $15-20 at 800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com Aesthetic life for David Cerda, the grand maestro of Hell in a Handbag Productions,...
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