Entertainment Columns
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Dr. Ian Malcolm and the essential Jeff Goldblum performancesJun 12, 2015 5:00 am - We're all excited about erstwhile Star-Lord Chris Pratt dealing with dinos in "Jurassic World" this weekend, but we'd be even more excited if Dr. Ian Malcolm was along f...
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Reel life: 'Blue Velvet' gets midnight showingJun 11, 2015 6:00 am - Film critics notebook: • It made my top three movies of the 1980s decade, but earned nothing but contempt and a one-star review from an upset Roger Ebert. David Lyn...
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Constable: Awkward Family Photos now part of Geneva HistoryJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - Well, this is awkward. With its historic district, plentiful artists, interesting restaurants and boutique shops, Geneva boasts a highfalutin heritage envied by other su...
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Midwest travel: Balloon race is a great time to visit GalenaMay 30, 2015 7:00 am - Top pick The Eagle has landed If you actually needed a reason to visit the gorgeous geography of Galena and its equally attractive Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa, th...
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Reel life: Blue Whiskey presents 'Butch Cassidy'May 28, 2015 5:30 am - Film critics notebook: • The Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival's Cinema Series presents George Roy Hill's classic western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" at 7:...
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Palatine screenwriter's work to be on HBOMay 26, 2015 5:30 am - Palatine screenwriter Frederick Mensch wants to quit writing. Just stop. Cold turkey. He can't. "If I would have had an opportunity to quit writing anytime during the la...
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Manson, Lecter make a monster mashup on NBCMay 26, 2015 1:00 am - David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, who will reunite next year for Fox's revival of “The X-Files,” come together on Thursdays this summer on NBC with two shows about in...
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Reel life: Woodstock's Welles festival coming to a closeMay 21, 2015 5:30 am - Film critics notebook: • It's almost over. The Orson Welles Festival in Woodstock goes out with a party this weekend. On Friday, May 22, “The Magnificent Ambersons:...
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Constable: Cantigny's 'WW II Experience' is educationMay 21, 2015 5:00 am - This Saturday, nearly four dozen "recruits" will slip on their dog tags, receive their marching orders and settle into an Army encampment as 1st Infantry Division soldie...
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Buffalo Grove author looks back on lifelong love of horror filmsMay 19, 2015 5:30 am - Adam Rockoff wants to correct what he says is the No. 1 misconception people hold about fans of gruesome horror films. "The general public thinks that people who like th...