The Chicago Traveler

August 23rd, 2008

Caught Red-Handed

Just a few short blocks from my apartment is a major intersection that involves a little more traffic than most street crossings. There are 6 lanes of north- and southbound traffic, plus four turn lanes, and then four lanes traveling east and west, complete with a time-restricted left turn signal. This intersection is tricky enough, […]

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May 19th, 2008

"Top Chef: Chicago" Meets Chicago’s Finest

This season of the Bravo Network’s Top Chef was filmed here in Chicago, exposing competing chefs from all over the country to all the culinary treats the Windy City has to offer.
This week’s Quickfire Challenge gave the chefs 45 minutes to create a modern salad using fresh produce. Forty-five minutes is a long time to […]

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April 25th, 2008

Friday Film: The Negotiator

The story is not a unique one: Hero Cop is loved by all his friends, except for one surly suspicious fellow. Suddenly, Hero Cop is framed for a crime and loses all his friends and his honor. Hero Cop decides to take the law into his own hands to find “the truth.” However, powerhouses Samuel […]

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December 28th, 2007

Friday Film: Brannigan

Most of us are familiar with John Wayne, the film actor and American icon who epitomized rugged masculinity. He was closely associated with Westerns and war movies, but he stepped away from those standards in 1975 with Brannigan.

Brannigan (1975)

Directed by:
Douglas Hickox

Produced by:
Arthur Garnder
Jules Levy

Starring:
John Wayne
Richard Attenborough
Judy Geeson
Mel Ferrer
John Vernon
Ralph Meeker
Daniel Pilon

Distributed by:
United Artists

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