Entertainment Columns
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Superheroes for sale: Product placement gets bigger and bolderAug 27, 2014 5:45 am - I recently caught up with “Noah,” Darren Aronofsky's mega-budgeted, mega-wacky Biblical epic featuring a great performance from Russell Crowe and a couple of befuddling ...
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'Simpsons,' 'Doctor Who' dominate the DVR this weekendAug 22, 2014 5:45 am - The 12-day marathon airing of every "Simpsons" episode ever is already under way by the time you read this, but don't worry - there are still plenty of great episodes wo...
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Gire: 5 minutes with 'The Giver' starsAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - 6 Qs for 2 'Giver' stars I'm on a chair in a room at Chicago's Four Seasons Hotel. On the couch are the young stars from “The Giver,” Australian actor Brenton Thwai...
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Former St. Charles resident shell-shocked by 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' roleAug 13, 2014 5:00 am - Pete Ploszek played football in school for 12 years, but none of that physical conditioning could prepare him for the rigors of portraying a ninja turtle. "Here we were ...
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Robin Williams: Mourning a manic geniusAug 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Working in the news industry, you think you're prepared for anything. But Monday's news hit me as hard as anything I've seen in my 13 years with the Daily Herald, and I'...
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How Robin Williams may have saved Christopher Reeve's lifeAug 10, 2014 11:00 pm - In the end, there wasn't anyone around to convince Robin Williams that he would be OK. Certainly not like "Superman" star Christopher Reeve had back in 1995. Reeve was a...
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Couple's video follows as joy turns to dread — and backAug 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Everything was so new and fun that it simply had to be shared. Making their first iMovie, newlyweds Robert and Erin Marshall used a time-lapse video to celebrate their ...
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On the road: Ed Paschke Art Center opens in Jefferson ParkAug 09, 2014 5:12 am - Chicago More than a Daley grind Get in on a one-time special event from Chicago Detours that will tour artist studios, a factory, warehouse, church and artisanal bakery ...
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Five visual cliches movies need to deep-6Aug 07, 2014 5:00 am - Five clichés to deep-6 Five visual clichés I would like not to see again in movies for at least the next five years: 1. Fireworks: The all-purpose go-to effect to p...
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On the road: Beach Butlers make hotel stay even betterAug 02, 2014 6:15 am - Chicago Ab-Serb-ly festive Grab some krofne and cevapcici and you'll be ready to spin to Serbian sounds at Serb Fest. In addition to music and dancing all day and night,...