Entertainment Columns
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Best bets: Revel in Ren Faire fun once againJul 02, 2013 6:00 am - This Weekend Hey, nonny nonny! Revel in the re-created world of Elizabethan England when the Bristol Renaissance Faire returns for its summer season this weeke...
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Five for the Fourth: Fireworks with a side of musicJun 28, 2013 6:00 am - John Philip Sousa reigns supreme on the Fourth of July, but marches and Lee Greenwood aren't all you should be hearing Thursday. The suburbs are teeming with musical eve...
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Have a killer weekend with 'Dexter'Jun 28, 2013 6:00 am - 'Dexter' makes for a killer weekend Dexter Morgan, the forensics expert who moonlights as a serial killer, returns to television this Sunday for a final season of blood...
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Best bets: BMX daredevils fly high at free showJun 25, 2013 6:00 am - This Weekend Crazy stunts They flip! They fly! The skilled daredevils of the King BMX Stunt Show risk their lives for your enjoyment this weekend at MB Financi...
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Best bets: Rock on at Naper Nights this weekendJun 18, 2013 6:00 am - Rock tributes Naper Nights return this weekend at Naper Settlement with rock tribute bands American English (playing music of the Beatles on Friday) and Heartache T...
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New Trier grad breaks into mansion for Sofia Coppola filmJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - To prepare for her role as the larcenous leader of "The Bling Ring," Winnetka's Katie Chang received an unusual assignment from her director, Sofia Coppola. Chang would...
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Franco takes on 'Oz,' now on DVDJun 13, 2013 3:00 pm - "Oz the Great and Powerful" - The excellent box-office hit is director Sam Raimi's prequel to "The Wizard of Oz." Everyone knows the story, and it's impossible to duplic...
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Best bets: Buddy Guy headlines Blues on the FoxJun 11, 2013 5:45 am - Foxy blues Buddy Guy and Dr. John headline the Blues on the Fox Outdoor Music Festival this weekend at the new venue known as RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway St., A...
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'Identity Thief' makes a run for DVDJun 06, 2013 11:00 am - “Identity Thief” The box-office hit “Identity Thief” pairs Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman in a comedy that works largely because of its cast. ...
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'Violet and Daisy' clever but lacking in hit powerJun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Violet and Daisy" If Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow's comically shallow BFFs from "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" worked as teenage mob a...