Entertainment Columns
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On the road: Visit alien worlds at Iowa's Putnam MuseumFeb 07, 2015 6:00 am - E.T. in Iowa Learn about the actual search for alien life within and beyond our solar system in the new “Alien Worlds and Androids” exhibit at the Putnam Museum & S...
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Reel life: Oscars and valentines at screeningsFeb 05, 2015 5:00 am - Film critics notebook: ● The After Hours Film Society presents Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund's "Force Majeure," an examination of marriage set against the majestic pea...
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What else is on TV on Super Sunday?Jan 30, 2015 5:00 am - Super Sunday is here, but not all of us want to watch Richard Sherman and the Seattle Seahawks take on deflated ballhandler Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. (But ...
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Reel life: Winnetka native's 'Warren' debuts at festivalJan 29, 2015 5:00 am - 'Warren' piece I tried to catch up with filmmaker Alex Beh at his Los Angeles home, then at a wedding in Dallas. I finally connected with him on Monday after he arrived ...
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Style doesn't best substance in 'Mommy'Jan 29, 2015 4:00 am - Mini-review: 'Mommy' You have never seen anything like "Mommy," a brash and bold domestic drama in which 25-year-old Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan rips the doors of co...
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Park Ridge set designer succeeds with 'Untouchables,' John HughesJan 27, 2015 4:30 am - The moment he stepped into the 1920s Chicago, Dan Clancy knew he'd found his life's calling. "My dad told me that a movie filming in Chicago was looking for production a...
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On the road: Cash dance, 'Tulle' premiere at JoffreyJan 24, 2015 3:30 am - Chicago Cash for dancing See the combination of ballet with classic Johnny Cash when the "Unique Voices" winter program by The Joffrey Ballet features a Chicago premier...
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Get caught up before 'X-Files' comes back to EarthJan 23, 2015 5:01 am - You'd think Gillian Anderson, the star of Netflix fave "The Fall" and the upcoming third season of "Hannibal," would be tired of talking about "The X-Files." But almost ...
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Reel life: Woodstock Theatre honors Harold RamisJan 22, 2015 5:00 am - Ramis remembered A Woodstock Theatre auditorium will be dedicated to the memory of Chicago filmmaker Harold Ramis at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, followed by a free ...
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Reel life: Even Pacino can't save 'Humbling'Jan 22, 2015 5:00 am - Ramis remembered A Woodstock Theatre auditorium will be dedicated to the memory of Chicago filmmaker Harold Ramis at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, followed by a free showi...