Entertainment Columns
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Constable: On St. Patrick's Day, respect the bartendersMar 17, 2016 5:00 am - A holiday known for hangovers, St. Patrick's Day has been hanging over the suburbs for most of March. Bagpipers and bartenders have been in demand the last two weekends,...
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Melissa Rauch on 'Big Bang,' 'Bronze' and working with her hubbyMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - You know her as Bernadette, the comical blonde with the squeaky high voice who pumped up the third season of the CBS hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” then went on to be...
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The perfect political movie for our time was made in 1992Mar 11, 2016 5:01 am - The pivotal Illinois primary vote in this most-puzzling election season is just days away, and I have the perfect film for us to watch before visiting the ballot box - u...
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Midwest travel: SOAR with the Eagles weekends in MinnesotaMar 05, 2016 6:21 am - Chicago Silence is golden Enjoy a silent film, seated in Chicago's only remaining silent film studio, the historical Essanay Studios. The classic film "Sherloc...
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'Omen' sequel series 'Damien' on A&E lacks focusMar 04, 2016 4:54 am - By Sean Stangland sstangland@dailyherald.com The ratings success of "Bates Motel," the series about Norman Bates and his mom before they went "Psycho," has apparently co...
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'Zootopia' animator from Barrington shaped four charactersMar 01, 2016 4:00 am - As a kid growing up in Barrington, Nathan Engelhardt went crazy for cartoons. He loved Looney Tunes, Warner Bros. cartoons and Disney animated features. But he never tho...
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Oscars: DiCaprio finally wins, 'Spotlight' takes best pictureFeb 28, 2016 12:00 am - Finally, he really is “King of the World!” Leonardo DiCaprio won his first best actor Oscar Sunday night in Hollywood in “The Revenant,” which was favored to win best pi...
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Midwest travel: True/False Film Fest fetes docs, music, artFeb 27, 2016 6:18 am - True story Another film festival? Stop yawning because the 13th annual True/False Film Fest in downtown Columbia, Missouri, delivers: TIME magazine named it one of ...
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Dann Gire predicts Sunday's Oscar winnersFeb 25, 2016 10:00 pm - Let's get right to the most confounding, hair-pulling, anybody's guess, head-scratching, anything-goes Oscar category of the year: Best Picture. Nine times out of the la...
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Frustrating finale caps off clunky 'X-Files' revivalFeb 24, 2016 6:22 am - Fox's six-episode revival of "The X-Files" ended Monday with, apparently, the promise of more to come. I'm not sure I want more. The finale gave us an intriguing notion:...