Entertainment Columns
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Forgotten 'Ghostbusters 2' worth a second look as remake hits theatersJul 13, 2016 8:00 am - “Hairless pets: Weird!” “We had part of a Slinky, but I straightened it.” “So you wanna play Boggle, or ‘Super Mario Bros.'?” These quips are from a not-so-beloved movie...
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What will the new Club Arcada be like? A look at its historyJul 13, 2016 5:30 am - Arcada Theatre frontman Ron Onesti appears ready to take us back to the future. He isn't ready to divulge any details yet, but as he plots his strategy for a new Club Ar...
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Widescreen: Five Emmy nominations to root forJul 11, 2016 6:00 am - The long trek to September's Emmy Awards honoring the past year's best television enters the home stretch at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 14, when the nominations will be a...
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East Dundee park manager loves job too much to leaveJul 03, 2016 1:00 am - Don Holliman of East Dundee has seen a lot of changes after working for 50 years at Santa's Village Azoosment Park in East Dundee, along with its predecessor parks. From...
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Longer 'Batman v Superman' is better, but still frustratingJun 28, 2016 1:00 am - Most who saw Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill square off in theaters this spring didn't think their 152-minute film needed to be longer. Warner Bros. and director Zack Snyde...
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Blu-ray concert celebrates late 'Titanic' composer James HornerJun 20, 2016 6:00 am - The film world lost a master of emotional melody almost a year ago when James Horner's turboprop airplane crashed June 22, 2015, in California. His unforgettable themes ...
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Surprise billion-dollar hit 'Zootopia' comes homeJun 12, 2016 7:00 am - Not surprisingly, "Captain America: Civil War" is 2016's box office champ so far with worldwide receipts of $1.1 billion and counting. But you might be surprised to lear...
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Constable: A different world when Cubs last lost an Arrieta gameJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - You can forgive us Cubs fans for not knowing how to react after the Cubs finally lost a game started by ace pitcher Jake Arrieta. While Arrieta didn't give up a run and ...
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Beyond 'Animal House': College movies worth further studyMay 31, 2016 11:00 pm - My alma mater, Wheeling High School, will celebrate its Class of 2016 at commencement Sunday, just as dozens of high schools across the suburbs will or already have. The...
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Constable: Chess bonds players, 83 and 19May 29, 2016 7:00 am - Devoid of any hint of a smile or a grimace that could reveal too much, teenager Jonathan Moore calmly clasps his hands together and rests his arms on the table's edge in...