Entertainment Columns
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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:...
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Midwest travel: Warm up your tastebuds for Cider SummitFeb 20, 2016 5:30 am - Chicago Cider house rules The craft beer craze is splintering with festivals dedicated to exclusively tastes and types. Now you can tipple a whole lot of cider...
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Set your DVR for 'Must-See TV,' 'Magic Mike,' moreFeb 17, 2016 4:00 am - I hope you've got plenty of space on your DVR - you're going to need it this weekend. There are the usual suspects: At 8 p.m. Sunday on AMC, a new episode of "The Walkin...