Entertainment Columns
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Constable: Always a spot for bookstore in our soulsMay 24, 2016 5:45 am - A generation ago, a Daily Herald business story envisioned a world where “megabookstores” would swallow local bookstores. “Within the past five years, Crown, Barnes & No...
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What's old continues to be new again on TVMay 21, 2016 7:00 am - As cable and streaming-service shows continue to dominate the national television conversation, the broadcast networks are increasingly relying on proven properties to a...
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A one-stop shop for cult classics, horror flicks and kiddie fareMay 13, 2016 6:00 am - Cult classics, horror flicks, rare TV shows and ... “Jem and the Holograms”? One specialty video outlet dabbles in all of these genres, and their most recent announcemen...
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20 years already? 'Independence Day' is back on Blu-rayMay 06, 2016 6:00 am - You've probably seen it on cable a hundred times. You may have bought the original VHS release and subsequently upgraded to DVD. And now, with a sequel on the way in Jun...
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Forget the NFL Draft - here's our Daily Herald TV character draftApr 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Two weeks ago I floated the idea that Mike Ehrmantraut, the enforcer played by Jonathan Banks on “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” had vaulted into the pantheon...
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Five things 'Game of Thrones' should give us in Season 6Apr 22, 2016 6:00 am - "Game of Thrones" returns at 8 p.m. Sunday to HBO for its sixth season of blood, betrayal, bare skin, brilliant dialogue and - I hope - some righteous retribution. Seaso...
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Rhea Seehorn steals the spotlight on 'Better Call Saul'Apr 15, 2016 6:00 am - The massively entertaining second season of "Better Call Saul" - AMC's "Breaking Bad" prequel promising to show how somewhat-legitimate lawyer Jimmy McGill (Naperville n...
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April Fools': Did these TV shows really happen?Apr 01, 2016 6:00 am - April Fools' Day has perhaps lost some of its meaning in an age when the presidential race seems to be a practical joke. But then again, there's nothing new about absurd...
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'Escape room' game to open in BataviaMar 29, 2016 6:00 am - Batavia seems to have this thing about events that originate in Japan. First, Batavia Public Library director George Scheetz brought an idea to town last year that start...
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Batman movies vs. Superman movies: Whose are better?Mar 25, 2016 5:00 am - Before the “Avengers” cinematic universe made movie stars out of Iron Man and Captain America, there were two clear titans of the superhero world: Batman and Superman. T...