Entertainment Columns
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Not all escapist fare is for kidsFeb 14, 2014 4:30 am - Thanks to Harry Potter, "Lord of the Rings" and Hollywood's insistence that no big-budget movie be rated R, imaginative fantasy and sci-fi films have become synonymous w...
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Reel life: Ebert documentary director to speakFeb 13, 2014 4:00 am - 'Life' director to speak During Roger Ebert's final days in April of 2013, the Chicago film critic was exchanging emails with Chicago director Steve James, who was shoot...
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Best bets: Swoon to sounds of The Midtown MenFeb 11, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Who Loves You? Serenades from members of the original Broadway cast of “Jersey Boys” will fill the Paramount Theatre when The Midtown Men perform two ...
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Mount Prospect man loves valentines of oldFeb 09, 2014 6:30 am - Launching his entrepreneurial career decades ago with ahead-of-his-time advocating for “alternative lifestyles,” dreams of a Disneyesque development future for the subur...
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Another way to play with LegosFeb 07, 2014 4:45 am - "The Lego Movie," a new 3-D animated feature from the makers of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" and "21 Jump Street," arrives in theaters today with an impressiv...
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Reel life: 'Fantastic Fear' a bit of a bummerFeb 06, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'A Fantastic Fear of Everything' Simon Pegg is a very talented comic actor, but you would never guess that in this claustrophobic, strained stream-of-consc...
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Best bets: Chicago Auto Show rolls into McCormick PlaceFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Sleek and shiny North America's largest auto show is the Chicago Auto Show, which returns for its 106th edition this year starting this weekend at McC...
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Super Sunday: Football funday is finally hereJan 31, 2014 4:45 am - The biggest day on the NFL calendar is here, the virtual holiday known as Super Bowl Sunday. This year's championship game, airing at 5:30 p.m. on Fox, pits veteran QB P...
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Best bets: Bullriders test their mettle at Sears CentreJan 28, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Bucking trend See daring men and women brave bucking bulls, participate in barrel racing and more at the Professional Championship Bullriders World To...
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Watch the nominees at homeJan 24, 2014 5:00 am - In just a few weeks, one of this year's nine best picture nominees will win the Academy Award - and many of the millions of people watching the telecast around the world...