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CSI: NY: When fire breaks out in Stella's ( Melina Kanakaredes) apartment and an investigation concludes it was deliberately set, all the team has to do is figure out who set it and why (8 p.m. CBS).
My Name Is Earl: Earl tries to makes amends...Tags: CBS Corp., Rodney Dangerfield, Movies, Will Patton, Family
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'Ghostbusters' sequel?
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Sigourney Weaver is usually so busy being peppered with questions about another "Alien" sequel (her answer: it might happen) that she rarely has to address the other lucrative franchise with which she has been associated. So,...Tags: Seth Rogen, Sigourney Weaver, Judd Apatow, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd
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'Office' Writers Ain't Afraid of No 'Ghostbusters'
Zap2It.comSony has recruited Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky to take a stab at rebooting the "Ghostbusters" franchise. The two veteran scribes on NBC's "The Office" will not be rewriting the 1984 comedy-action-ghost classic, but rather extending the series. The...Tags: Sony Corp., Beverly Hills, NBC, Spider-Man, Dan Aykroyd
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SCREEN SCENE: Chicagoan Balaban tackles a rich subject -- plus a guide to art house and 2nd run films
Tribune staff reporterShe was called "the richest little girl in the world." No, not Paris Hilton--Doris Duke, heiress of the Duke tobacco and energy fortune. From her birth in 1912 to her death in 1993, Duke amassed and gave away much of her wealth to charity. Also...Tags: Denzel Washington, University of Chicago, River West, LaSalle Bank, Music Theater
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Chicago degrees
The funny thing is, Chicago isn't the only connection these big-name comedians share. Many of the city's kings and queens of comedy have appeared in the same TV shows and movies. RedEye tracks their on- and offscreen ties. THE KEY TO THE CITY Blue -...Tags: John Belushi, Mike Myers, Homer Simpson, River Forest, Television
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The Second City's first show
Chicago TribuneThey were still tacking down the hall carpet when the doors opened on this evening for the first performance at The Second City. It all seemed so new and so tentative, even when the audience started applauding the fresh, smart comedy of the cabaret. As...Tags: Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Elaine May, University of Chicago, Alan Arkin
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Bibb Joins Prinze in CBS' 'Atlanta'
Zap2It.comLeslie Bibb will play the female lead in CBS' comedy "Atlanta," appearing opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. in the pilot. Scripted by Paul Reiser, "Atlanta" is a single-camera comedy about two people (Prinze and now Bibb, according to Variety) who meet at a...Tags: Paul Reiser, Freddie Prinze Jr., National Security Agency
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Jack Black Packs for 'Adventure'
Zap2It.comJack Black will take the lead in "The Lost Adventures of Stone Perlmutter, Jr.," a comedy set up at Universal. According to the industry trade papers, Black and Ben Cooley will also produce through their Electric Dynamic shingle. Hot screenwriting duo...Tags: Jack Black, Indiana Jones
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'Superbad' Star McLovin' a Reunion
Zap2It.comChristopher Mintz-Plasse will follow-up his scene-stealing "Superbad" turn in another Judd Apatow production. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mintz-Passe will also be reuniting with "Superbad" co-star Michael Cera in the Columbia comedy "Year One."...Tags: Louisiana, Ron Howard, ESPN, Jack Black, Vinnie Jones
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Movie review: 'Knocked Up'
Tribune movie critic3½ stars (out of four) Most comic actors are hyper-aware of how their act is playing at any given moment, whether in the realm of slob comedy or romantic comedy or, in the case of the very funny "Knocked Up," a slobmantic hybrid. The better actors...Tags: John Belushi, Celebrity, Leslie Mann, Movies, Family
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