Entertainment Stories from February 24, 2012 (Change date)
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Can Oscar bash rival Super Bowl?Feb 24, 2012 9:00 am - LOS ANGELES — The Academy Awards are the film industry’s biggest night of the year, and movie fans deserve their own Oscar celebrations. The Academy of Motion Picture Ar...
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DVD reviews: 'Puss in Boots' the cat's meowFeb 24, 2012 7:00 am - “Puss in Boots” (PG, 90 minutes, DreamWorks): The feature-length animated spinoff — a star turn for the popular “Shrek” supporting character voiced by Antonio Bander...
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Steel Beam's 'Glass Menagerie' lacks memorable momentsFeb 24, 2012 5:00 am - Having begun 2012 with a little-known thriller, Steel Beam Theatre returns to more familiar dramatic territory with its revival of “The Glass Menagerie,” Tennessee Willi...
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'Idol' adds semifinalist to Top 24Feb 24, 2012 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — It's good news for 25 — not just 24 — singers on “American Idol.” After the “Hollywood Week” and Las Vegas performance rounds, “Idol” judges Randy Jackson,...
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Dick Henry returns in 'Shortcut Man' sequelFeb 24, 2012 5:00 am - At the start of p.g. sturges' follow-up to last year's “Shortcut Man,” Dick Henry — the guy people call to fix things when legal recourse is either exhausted or out of t...
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And the Oscar nominees are ...Feb 24, 2012 5:00 am - Best Picture • “The Artist” • “The Descendants” • “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” • “The Help” • “Hugo” • “Midnight in Paris” • “Moneyball” • “The Tree of L...
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Book notes: Jennifer Chiaverini makes 2 local appearancesFeb 24, 2012 5:00 am - Ÿ St. Charles author D.C. Brod leads a “Writer's Center Special Topics Workshop” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, in Room SRC 320 at the Elgin Community C...
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Dann Gire predicts 'The Artist' will silence the Oscar competitionFeb 24, 2012 5:00 am - So it comes down to this: The Academy Award for Best Picture will be a tooth-and-toenail struggle between Michel Hazanavicius' favored silent film "The Artist" and Mart...
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Theater events: Goodman stages 'The Convert'Feb 24, 2012 12:00 am - World premiere Goodman Theatre, which produced Danai Gurira's “In The Continuum,” presents her latest play, “The Convert.” The first in a cycle of plays about Zimba...
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