Entertainment Stories from October 29, 2015 (Change date)
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Marriott stages rapturous regional premiere of 'Elf'Nov 11, 2015 9:37 am - Be wary about efforts to call the musical "Elf" a "new holiday classic." It's a bit premature, and some of the jokes in the 2010 Broadway adaptation of the hit 2003 Will...
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Ars Antigua to perform Nov. 15 at the Byron Colby Barn in GrayslakeNov 03, 2015 8:38 am - Revel in the artistic splendor of Ars Antigua's "Festa Romana" performance as they open the 14th season of the Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn at 4 p.m. Sun.,...
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Greta Bell, glass blowing, and book-wrecking at First Fridays Nov. 6Oct 30, 2015 11:17 pm - Greta Bell is the cover artist for this season's Paramount Theatre brochures, and she will be at First Fridays in Downtown Aurora on Nov. 6. The Batavia resident frequen...
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Barry Levinson's 'The Natural' to be shown Nov. 4 at Star Cinema GrillDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - The Blue Whiskey Cinema Series, a monthly program offered by the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, will present a one-night only screening of the 1984 Robert Redfo...
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Weekend picks: David Sedaris tells tales at the Auditorium TheatreOct 31, 2015 7:54 am - Story spinner Get ready to laugh at plenty of quirky and wryly observational tales by spending An Evening with David Sedaris. The best-selling author of books such ...
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'Suffragette' offers strong performances, muddled taleNov 02, 2015 5:14 am - Director Sarah Gavron had a choice of protagonists for "Suffragette," her dramatically inert tribute to the early 20th century political movement pushing to give British...
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'Truth' doesn't look at the whole storyOct 31, 2015 7:54 am - In "Truth," Cate Blanchett plays the television journalist Mary Mapes, who, in 2004 - just weeks before the presidential election - produced a controversial "60 Minutes ...
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Reel life: Do you like scary movies?Oct 31, 2015 7:54 am - Redbox publicist Debra Caron recently emailed me a survey of 800 customers who named the five scariest movies of all time: 1. "The Exorcist" 2. "A Nightmare on Elm Stree...
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'Experimenter' replays a controversial studyNov 02, 2015 5:14 am - The real-life experimenter at the heart of the docudrama that goes by that name is Stanley Milgram (1933-1984), a social psychologist who, in an infamous 1961 experiment...
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Brilliant Bullock fails to elevate bland 'Brand'Nov 02, 2015 5:05 am - Sandra Bullock has a strong shot at an Oscar nomination for her committed performance in David Gordon Green's muddled political comedy "Our Brand is Crisis." She plays ...
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