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Roeper: Recalling the genius of James Gandolfini
RICHARD ROEPER: It’s impossible to imagine any list of the 10 most memorable TV characters of all time that wouldn’t include Tony Soprano. James Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack in Italy at the age of 51, was a versatile actor who delivered outstanding character work but who will be remembered best of all as the mob boss in HBO’s “The Sopranos.”
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‘World War Z’ as entertaining as hell, thanks to Brad Pitt and non-stop action
RICHARD ROEPER: If you’re as zombie’d out as I am by now, and you feel “The Walking Dead” cable TV series has set the all-time standard for popular culture entertainment about the flesh-chomping undead, your reluctance to see “World War Z” is understandable. All I can tell you is, there’s fresh blood here.
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Goodman Theatre, Disney unite for stage version of ‘Jungle Book’
“It is a story about love, and what a wonderful thing it is. It is about a human child embraced by the love of animals, and about a boy who ultimately finds himself attracted to a little girl,” said Richard Sherman, who wrote the songs for the Disney movie. “ And it is that love that brings him into manhood.”
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Predictable turns mar series from Marc Cherry, Eva Longoria
LORI RACKL: The maids are more tedious than devious in Lifetime’s new dramedy loosely based on a Mexican telenovela. “Devious Maids” puts a lot of dusty cliches to work in this largely dull series that’s gotten some heat for perpetuating the Latina-maid stereotype.
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Kim Kardashian has her baby: It’s a girl
Kim Kardashian gave birth Satuday morning to a baby girl Saturday, according to E!, which airs her reality shows. Read More
Predictable turns mar series from Marc Cherry, Eva Longoria
LORI RACKL: The maids are more tedious than devious in Lifetime’s new dramedy loosely based on a Mexican telenovela. “Devious Maids” puts a lot of Read More
CSO’s Muti says he hopes to stay here
While no contract has been signed or finalized, Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti told WFMT Radio and the Chicago Sun-Times in an exclusive Read More
Words cut like a knife in Mary-Arrchie’s ‘Uncle Bob’
When the lights go up on “Uncle Bob,” Austin Pendleton’s treatise on loneliness, failure and tenuous redemption, the audience is introduced to the title character Read More
‘World War Z’ as entertaining as hell, thanks to Brad Pitt and non-stop action
RICHARD ROEPER: If you’re as zombie’d out as I am by now, and you feel “The Walking Dead” cable TV series has set the all-time Read More
Lake Forest’s Jen Lancaster chronicles year as Martha Stewart
Impressed by the domestic goddess’ recovery from incarceration, the best-selling author spends a self-sufficient year cooking and organizing. Read More
