Entertainment Columns
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Woodstock-born makeup artist creates memorable TV, movie looksJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - "I'm Hollywood's best kept secret," Mike Smithson said. He could be right. The Woodstock-born makeup artist's impressive resume reads like a pop culture album of greate...
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'Cosmos' takes its final spectacular tripJun 08, 2014 5:30 am - “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane recently took a beating at the box office and on the Internet for his vulgar Western comedy, “A Million Ways to Die in the West,” bu...
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On the road: Catch Wheel Fever! in Old World WisconsinJun 07, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Kids rule the Allegro roost Hotel Allegro Chicago is offering its youngest guests a playground of perks this summer including a new Pop-Up Museum Exhibit Series ...
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Reel life: Trailers of the past weren't spoilersJun 05, 2014 5:30 am - Down with trailers! I hate most movie trailers. I avoid them at all costs before I see the actual movies because, as I have learned the hard way, they can ruin the joke...
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Radio move from WGN fouls up 'Go, Cubs, Go' anthemJun 04, 2014 1:00 am - Cubs fans are used to the team announcing big changes that really don't change a thing. When the Chicago Tribune bought the Cubs in 1981, change was promised. Folks said...
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Who else should play live-action Disney villains?May 30, 2014 5:30 am - Angelina Jolie joins a short, but intriguing, list of actresses who have become the living embodiments of Disney animated villains with today's theatrical release of “Ma...
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Reel life: Meet 'Animals' cast, crew at indie film festMay 29, 2014 5:00 am - 'Animals' loose • If you missed the Chicago-shot drama “Animals” — winner of the Audience Award at this month's Chicago Critics Film Festival at the Music Box Theat...
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Power ranking the X-Men movies on the way to 'Future Past'May 23, 2014 5:00 am - "X-Men: Days of Future Past" arrives in theaters today and is already the seventh installment in a cinematic superhero saga that began in 2000. Mutant pacifist Charles X...
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Champagne and caviar, heels and late nights: It's this Mount Prospect mom's jobMay 18, 2014 8:00 am - When May is rainy and cold, even Facebook can be a dreary place. Photos of snow blocking the street gave way to photos of backyard flooding before being replaced by new ...
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On the road: Cruise the solar system at AdlerMay 17, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Ride the solar system If you don't have the cash and cachet to get on a trip to outer space, just hop on Metra and get to the Adler Planetarium for the immersive...