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Al Capone's descendants get Chicago-based reality TV series
RedEyeProving once again that anything can be made into a reality TV series, REELZ Channel announced Wednesday that Al Capone's descendants will be the centerpiece of a new docuseries. "The Capones" will debut this fall and stars Dom and Dawn Capone, owners of...Tags: Entertainment, Meatballs, Road to Perdition (movie), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Deirdre Capone softens a notorious icon
What's in a name? If you're a Chicagoan and your surname is Capone, everything. There is perhaps no more notorious name associated with the city (except perhaps Gacy, or for a time, Bartman). Growing up, Deirdre Marie Capone lived what she calls a "shame-...
Tags: Authors, John F. Kennedy, Insurance, Boardwalk Empire (tv program), Star Trek (movie, 2009)
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Movie gangsters so bad they're good
One hundred and one years ago, D.W. Griffith gave us "The Musketeers of Pig Alley," often credited as the first gangster film, and once sound came in, nothing hooked movie audiences during the early 1930s more reliably than Edward G. Robinson or James...
Tags: Entertainment, Howard Hawks, David Mamet, Josh Brolin, Kevin Costner
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'Gangster Squad' a fusillade of bullets and cliches ★★
A triumph of production design but a pretty dull kill-'em-up otherwise, the post-World War II-set "Gangster Squad" comes from the director of "Zombieland," Ruben Fleischer. It's clear Fleischer, who also made "30 Minutes or Less," hadn't worked through...
Tags: Entertainment, Zombieland (movie), David Mamet, World War II (1939-1945), Los Angeles Police Department
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Interview: It'll take Superman to pull Michael Shannon away from theater
What does Oscar-nominated actor and former Evanston Township High School student Michael Shannon plan on doing as the most high-profile film of his career, "Man of Steel" — which co-stars Russell Crowe, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner and, in the role of...
Tags: Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Revolutionary Road (movie), Holidays, Joakim Noah
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On Theater: Shakespeare goes to Chicago with 'Much Ado'
Mounting a Shakespearean play can challenge even professional companies, and colleges revive them chiefly as educational projects. Rarely does a community theater tackle the classical — and ancient — verbiage from the 16th-century works of the...
Tags: Arts and Culture
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Kevin Costner forges new frontiers with Modern West
Kevin Costner, a superstar for two dozen years, hasn't had a big film hit in years. But overseas and out of camera sight, he's been renewing connections with international fans — as a singer.
Releasing CDs in Europe while performing on three...Tags: Annapolis, Entertainment, Japan, Kevin Costner, Academy Awards
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Len Lesser, Seinfeld's "Uncle Leo," Dies at 88
KTLA NewsBURBANK (KTLA) -- Actor Len Lesser, most famous for his role as "Uncle Leo" on the TV show "Seinfeld," had died at the age of 88. Lesser died in his sleep Wednesday morning from complications from pneumonia. In addition to "Seinfeld," Lesser made more...Tags: Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Bob Newhart, Television
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Classically Trained: Best-selling pianist to play three concerts
The romance-filled piano playing of Jim Brickman will fill the sound waves of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall next week. The 8 p.m. concerts May 12 to 14 at Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Center for the Arts will have a second half that features the...Tags: Entertainment, Education, Concerts, Paul Dooley, Music Industry
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