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'Boardwalk Empire' stars, fans turn out for season premiere party at Caesars Atlantic City
The Circus Maximus Theater at Caesars Atlantic City oozed old-school Hollywood glamour Sunday night with showgirls, flappers, a steady flow of…
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September 26
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Atlantic City casino to host screening party for "Boardwalk Empire"
ATLANTIC CITY - Caesars Atlantic City is hosting a screening party tonight for the debut of the new season of HBO’s series “Boardwalk Empire.”
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September 26
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'Empire' actor connects with the local relatives of his TV character
When opera singer Anthony Laciura landed the role of Eddie Kessler in "Boardwalk Empire" last year, he not only launched a new career, he also…
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September 26
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What's planned for second season of 'Boardwalk Empire'
Season one of the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire" ended last year with dark clouds on the horizon for the show's main character, Enoch "Nucky" T…
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September 26
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The return of Empire: Atlantic City uses hit show to market its Roaring ’20s roots
ATLANTIC CITY - Cheryl and Gary Colclough of Nottingham, England, spent part of their vacation earlier this month here as spectators on the ne…
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February 24
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'Boardwalk Empire' wins Emmy for best directing in a drama series
Martin Scorsese took home the first Emmy for HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" - about Prohibition-era Atlantic City - during the awards ceremony Sunda…
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September 19
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Scott Cronick's Casino Action: Plenty of 'Boardwalk Empire' happenings in A.C. again
Caesars Entertainment and HBO are re-teaming for "Boardwalk Empire" as the critically-acclaimed series kicks off its second season Sept. 25. W…
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September 19
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'Boardwalk Empire' facade unveiled on Atlantic City Boardwalk to hundreds of spectators
ATLANTIC CITY — There’s hot, and then there’s wearing-a-black-pinstripe-suit-in-the-blazing-sun hot. But for Rich Francesco, 37, who portrays …
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September 19
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The challenge of playing 'Boardwalk Empire's' tarnished good-guy
If Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is the heart and soul of "Boardwalk Empire," Michael Shannon may just be its conscience.
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posted: October 17
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For this actor, the accent is on comedy in 'Boardwalk Empire'
"Boardwalk Empire" producers were casting the role of Chicago gangster Big Jim Colosimo and reached out to Anthony Laciura, a 27-year veteran …
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October 05
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Egg Harbor Township man writes about his friendship with Nucky Johnson
After the first season of "Boardwalk Empire" wraps later this year, Egg Harbor Township's Frank Ferry hopes the public's interest will be piqu…
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October 05
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Actor finds 'Boardwalk Empire' gangster role to be 'captivating'
If you've spent any time watching "Boardwalk Empire," this much you know: In a series brimming with tough characters who will ruthlessly shred…
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October 05
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Brigantine woman, man who plays her grandfather in HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' are like family
One of the most humorous characters in HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” is Eddie Kessler, Nucky Thompson’s inept but loyal driver, masseuse and butler…
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October 05
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HBO renews 'Boardwalk Empire' for a second season
Enoch "Nucky" Thompson and his rule over Prohibition-era Atlantic City is a hit with HBO viewers. So much so, HBO has renewed "Boardwalk Empir…
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December 14
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Historians, residents pack theater to screen Boardwalk Empire in Atlantic City
With video of Sunday night's community panel and reactions from the audience
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September 20
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'Boardwalk' players: Meet the characters populating HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'
"Boardwalk Empire" creator Terence Winter looked around the table reading for the pilot of his new series. He looked at the faces - actors inc…
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September 20
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HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' is intoxicating television
HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," the fall's most ambitious, handsomely crafted new television series, whisks viewers back to the days of Prohibition,…
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December 14
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Rebuilding the Boardwalk, pixel by pixel: How HBO re-created 1920s Atlantic City
The chair didn’t look right. It was too ... rigid.
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September 20
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HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" doesn't "let the truth get in the way of a good story"
A fitting theme for HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” emerges about four minutes into the series’ first episode, airing at 9 p.m. today on HBO.
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December 14
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"We were like detectives," costumer designer for "Boardwalk Empire" says
One “Boardwalk Empire” scene shows an older man on a sofa seducing a younger woman in a dress.
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September 19
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Viewers won't ... er, will not hear contractions on "Boardwalk Empire" as series uses 1920s speech patterns
What won’t you hear much of in the language of “Boardwalk Empire”? Well, “won’t,” for one. Contractions were not a staple of speech patterns b…
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September 20
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"Boardwalk Empire" prop master had to go treasure hunting
Property master Tommy Allen is responsible for tracking down many of the items that bring the HBO series to life. If a script calls for, say, …
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September 19
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Palladino found inspiration in family
When prepping for her role as Angela Darmody on "Boardwalk Empire," Aleksa Palladino found herself inundated with material from pilot director…
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September 18
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It's been decades since Atlantic City's prohibition political boss lived here, but it's still "Nucky's Place"
VENTNOR — The basement windows are frosted and thick, meant to deter the prying eyes of law-abiding citizens.
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September 18
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"Boardwalk Empire" author Johnson barred by state Judiciary from promoting book
As the buzz builds around the new HBO series "Boardwalk Empire," inspired by local author Nelson Johnson's nonfiction book of the same name, t…
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October 07
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The challenge: Bring a young Luciano to life in Boardwalk Empire
Vincent Piazza was between gigs a few years ago when he thought it would be a good exercise to play a gangster. On his own, he filmed himself …
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September 17
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HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" series premieres in the real Atlantic City
With video and photo gallery
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October 07
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Atlantic City hosts Hollywood-style premiere tonight for HBO series "Boardwalk Empire"
With photo gallery & list of related events
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September 17
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For Whigham, the role in HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' is worth returning to
Shea Whigham was at an Emmy party last month with "Boardwalk Empire" creator Terence Winter. Filming on the first season of the HBO series, wh…
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September 16
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Michael Pitt finds opportunity in 1920s Atlantic City in HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire
'Boardwalk Empire' debuts Sunday night on HBO. In the days leading up to the premiere, we talk to members of the cast.
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posted: September 14
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Press documentary 'Boss of the Boardwalk' chronicles the life and times of Nucky Johnson
Before HBO unveils “Boardwalk Empire” featuring Steve Buscemi as the fictional Nucky Thompson, area residents will be able to learn the real s…
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August 21
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Nucky Johnson: The man who ran Atlantic City for 30 years
ATLANTIC CITY — No one has ever commanded this city quite like “Nucky.”
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August 20
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Author Nelson Johnson strikes gold with infamous Atlantic City characters
ATLANTIC CITY — The story of Nelson Johnson and his epic account of Atlantic City’s past would have been drastically different if he had follo…
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September 17
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Neill Borowski Commentary / Nucky Johnson: They don’t make them like this anymore
"For nearly 30 years, Enoch "Nucky" Johnson lived the life of a decadent monarch, with the power to satisfy his every want. ... Johnson was a …
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August 16
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