Entertainment Columns
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'Walking Dead' just won't dieOct 17, 2014 5:45 am - “The Walking Dead” returned to AMC last week to absolutely insane ratings. The explosive Season 5 premiere predictably set records for its network with more than 17 mill...
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'Twin Peaks' is back on TV, so what's next?Oct 10, 2014 5:30 am - Television is evolving at high speed, and while it continues to be a fruitful marketplace of exciting, original ideas like "The Blacklist," "Scandal" and "Mad Men," the ...
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New 'Alien' video game promises stealth, smartsOct 03, 2014 5:45 am - One of last year's most anticipated games promised to take us further into the world of James Cameron's "Aliens." The result, "Aliens: Colonial Marines," angered critics...
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Gire: Local theaters screening classic horrorsOct 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Film critics notebook It's horror time at both the Hollywood Palms in Naperville and the Hollywood Blvd. in Woodridge as the two theaters present a series of classic ho...
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On the road: St. Louis Oktoberfest adding carnival to festivitiesSep 27, 2014 6:00 am - Chicago Tastefully done Taste Talks is a three-day food festival in Chicago featuring panel discussions, underground dinners and an all-star barbecue starring some of th...
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Former Naperville resident amazed to be a 'Spider-Man' on BroadwaySep 22, 2014 1:00 am - Waubonsie Valley High School graduate Craig Henningsen was one of 11 performers portraying the web-slinging Marvel Comics' superhero in Julie Taymor's controversial Broa...
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McKenzie is the real hero of 'Gotham'Sep 21, 2014 6:15 am - A young, lithe woman with catlike moves steals a half-gallon of milk to feed a feline friend. A bespectacled police technician named Ed Nygma is chided for his love of r...
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On the road: Catch a groove at Hyde Park Jazz FestSep 20, 2014 6:00 am - Chicago Dig it, Daddy-O The South Side neighborhood plays host to two days and nights of dazzling grooves and improvised tunes during the eighth annual Hyde Pa...
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Reel life: Dan Stevens was dedicated in making 'Guest'Sep 18, 2014 5:45 am - 5 Qs for actor Dan Stevens Up to now, fans of “Downton Abbey” know British actor Dan Stevens as series regular Matthew Crawley. This week, Stevens branches out in t...
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On the road: Local brews featured at Logan Square Beer FestSep 13, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Logan's run Twenty craft breweries and more than 50 beers will be featured in the Logan Square Beer Fest. Brewers on hand include 3 Floyds, Ale Syndicate, Bells,...