Entertainment Columns
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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,...
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Falling in love with a talking raccoonSep 12, 2014 6:15 am - "I love that movie!" We say stuff like that all the time, don't we? Hyperbole comes easily when we want to encourage our friends to see and enjoy something that we saw a...