Entertainment Columns
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On the road: Berghoff rolls out the barrel for OktoberfestSep 06, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Dust off the dirndl Wet the pipes with private label Berghoff beer and root beer in the heart of Chicago's Loop during Berghoff's 29th annual Oktoberfest. The sp...
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Roy Leonard: WGN icon and film critic rememberedSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Daily Herald Film Critic dgire@dailyherald.com Roy Leonard and I sat next to each other while watching the movie "Wild Things" at Chicago's Lake Street Screening Room in...
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'Boardwalk,' reality show begin fall TV seasonSep 03, 2014 11:00 pm - The fall TV season unofficially begins this weekend with two Sunday-night premieres. Fox kicks things off at 7 p.m. with “Utopia,” a new reality show that looks like “Su...
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On the road: Be a pastry chef, princess at the PeninsulaAug 30, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Little learners The Peninsula Chicago offers experiences like Princess for a Day, Chicago Fire House Excursion, children's baking classes and others fo...
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Autumn movies get serious and scary with dramas and moreAug 29, 2014 6:00 am - As the fall movie season cranks up next week, several questions arise: Can Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels get any dumberer? Will Christopher Nolan regain his mojo with "In...
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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'...