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The celluloid ghetto: Cabrini Green in film
They began this week knocking down the last high rise at Cabrini-Green this week.But the complex which symbolized the worst of the city's public housing--Cabrini was called "notorious" in seemingly...
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Movie-made Chicago: Gritty '70s- and '80s-era films define the city
Here's my most powerful Chicago movie moment: I was producing the Friday film forum for Odyssey, the now-defunct WBEZ "daily talk show of ideas." The topic: movies about serial killers. As preparation...
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Classic of black cinema, 'Cooley High,' celebrates 40th anniversary
A classic of black cinema celebrated its 40th birthday on June 25. Cooley High showed a slice of urban life rarely seen in "blaxploitation" movies of the time. Set in Chicago's Cabrini-Green housing...
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Morning Shift: Cooley High turns 40
Cooley High turns 40Chicago's West Side was thrust into the spotlight four decades ago when "Cooley High" was released. Film and TV show maker Eric Monte created the American classic based on his life...
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Morning Shift: A Morning Shift motown flashback with Lamont Dozier
A Morning Shift motown flashback with Lamont DozierThursday on the Morning Shift we talked about the 40th anniversary of the film Cooley High. The movie followed a group of kids in Cabrini Green in the...
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