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Jazz review: Warren Vache and Russ Phillips celebrate swing at the Green Mill

February 8, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

The late, great Chicago jazz deejay Dick Buckley often referred to the “good old good ones,” by which he meant classic tunes that never wear out their welcome.

Those good old good ones overflowed Friday night at the Green Mill Jazz Club, where an all-star quintet reveled in techniques developed…

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Albert Finney: face of a matinee idol, soul of a character actor

February 7, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

Albert Finney charmed the world in “Tom Jones” (1963), hopping from bed to bed with the grin of a reluctant wolf in 18th century matinee idol’s clothing.

He found the role dull, according to his director, Tony Richardson. The son of a bookie from Salford, just outside Manchester, England, Finney…

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Northeastern U and Black Ensemble Theater talk racism on stage: ‘Shadow of Justice’ is this weekend

February 7, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

Public figures and celebrities say they “don’t see color” or they “don’t see race.” But race is something that Northeastern Illinois University is bringing to the forefront with its collaboration with the Black Ensemble Theater (BET) and Jackie Taylor’s Anti-Racism Drama Series.

The group of three,…

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Who is Taraji P. Henson, star of ‘What Men Want’ and ‘Empire’?

February 7, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

Taraji P. Henson has reached critical media mass this week. The star of “Hidden Figures,’ “Empire” and the new comedy “What Men Want” lives primarily in Chicago with her fiancee, former NFL cornerback Kelvin Hayden. Her face is on screens everywhere. Earlier in the week Henson, 48, began a multi-couch…

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‘On Clover Road’ at American Blues: A mom looking for her daughter ends up in a strange motel room

February 7, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

The grungy motel in the middle of nowhere is as much a trope for American psychological thrillers as the gloomy country manse in English murder mysteries. From “Psycho” to “Bug,” it’s where people seeking escape and anonymity come face to face with their own darkest impulses and nightmares. Often,…

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Midwinter mystery: How did a Pitchfork rock fest end up in the Art Institute?

February 7, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

These are just a few of the ways the upcoming Midwinter will be different from popular music festivals you may be used to:

There will be no forced mass retreats when thunderstorms roll in.The bill will not include Coldplay, Bruno Mars or other middle-of-the-road mass-audience draws.It will be challenging…

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Oscar-nominated actor Albert Finney, who starred in ‘Tom Jones’ and ‘Skyfall,’ dead at 82

February 7, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

He found film fame as Tom Jones and went on to lend support to Little Orphan Annie, Erin Brockovich and James Bond, among others.

Albert Finney, who superb movie career yielded five Academy Award nominations, died Friday at age 82.

The British star “passed away peacefully after a short illness,”…

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2019 Grammy Awards: Everything you need to know

February 7, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

Cue the music! Because there will be lots of it when the 61st Grammy Awards air Sunday night.

We’ve logged all the pertinent info you need to know, so here we go:

What time is the show and where can I watch it?

The Recording Academy’s annual show caps off a week of music-related events. The Grammy…

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Things to do in Chicago this weekend: Cher, the Auto Show and a Black History Month concert

February 6, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

This weekend, for you, Chicago: the return of the Auto Show, a hip-hop block party, food and drink to celebrate the Lunar New Year, the start of Chicago’s Year of Theatre and throwback black-superhero movies. Take your pick!

Cher ‘Here We Go Again’ Tour

Cher’s current “Here We Go Again” Tour features…

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Reviews: Lyric Opera’s searing ‘Elektra’; Anat Cohen’s Chicago premiere

February 6, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

Sometimes adversity yields positive results.

Consider Lyric Opera’s revival of Richard Strauss’ “Elektra,” which it staged in 2012. Last Wednesday’s dress rehearsal was cancelled due to weather, making Saturday night’s opening the first time in decades Lyric has presented an opera without one,…

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Poet Nate Marshall flips Brer Rabbit stories for Chicago topics in Make Believe podcast episode

February 6, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

How old were you when you recall hearing the story of Brer Rabbit — a trickster character who lived by his wits, getting out of potentially life-ending scenarios by being crafty enough to out-think those willing to do him harm? And what were your thoughts behind the literary construct that was…

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Chicago rapper G Herbo, now older and wiser, is looking to do much more than make hit rap tunes

February 6, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

It’s been five years since an 18-year-old G Herbo snagged a coveted collaboration with Nicki Minaj on her song “Chiraq” and overnight became one of Chicago’s most buzzed-about new MCs. “But honestly this is just the beginning of my journey,” the 23-year-old rapper said when calling from his downtown…

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Chicago-area native Denise Richards talks joining ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ cast

February 6, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

The new season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” is scheduled to premiere Tuesday — but the drama has been playing out in the tabloids for months.

The Season 9 premiere, which is set to air at 8 p.m. on the Bravo network, delves into the fuss that reportedly began in the fall when cast…

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‘What Men Want’ review: Taraji P. Henson gets an earful

February 6, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

This week at the movies, you can watch Liam Neeson kill all sorts of punks all sorts of ways in “Cold Pursuit.” Or you can see Taraji P. Henson kill her own way: with ferocious, every-which-way comic relish.

No one can say how the Henson-driven vehicle “What Men Want” will play 19 or 20 years from…

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The Chicago backstory behind BET’s ‘Soul Train’ drama ‘American Soul’

February 5, 2019 Freeport News Network 0 Comments

“Soul Train” had been on the air in Chicago for a year or so when creator and host Don Cornelius pulled up stakes in 1971 to relaunch the show in Los Angeles with an eye towards national syndication.

That’s where new BET series “American Soul” picks up — but not before Cornelius (a terrific performance…

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