Entertainment Columns
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3-D makes 'Jurassic Park' pop even moreApr 04, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Jurassic Park 3-D" It took 700 artist/technicians nine months to give birth to a 3-D conversion of Steven Spielberg's 1993 2-D dinosaur thriller...
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Best bets: Billy Jonas Band has fun with folk at the Raue CenterApr 02, 2013 6:00 am - Family folk fun Teach the kids how much fun folk music can be by taking in a performance of the playful Billy Jonas & The Billy Jonas Band Friday at the Raue Center...
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Wheaton native looks back on playing 'Pippi'Apr 02, 2013 4:45 am - One minute, she's just an 11-year-old kid from Wheaton. The next, Tami Erin is the acclaimed star of the movie "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking," distributed w...
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English-language 'Poppy Hill' carries on Ghibli traditionMar 28, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "From Up on Poppy Hill" Goro Miyazaki's "From Up on Poppy Hill" lacks a bit of the magic of the works of his famous filmmaking father Hayao Miyaz...
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Best bets: Bee Gees tribute, comedians and the Easter BunnyMar 26, 2013 6:00 am - Bee Gees bop Dust off those bell-bottom trousers and relive the 1970s when the Bee Gees Tribute concert “Stayin' Alive” plays Saturday at the Paramount Theatre, 23 ...
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Local director brings a bit of 'The Force' homeMar 21, 2013 6:00 am - The force is with us! "The Force Within Us" comes from writer/director Cris Macht, a Westmont native and graduate of Westmont High School. He now lives in Gilberts. His...
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Batavia native returns to exhibit artMar 21, 2013 5:51 am - When artist Stan Meyer opens his show Thursday, March 21, at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, his mother Elaine will be the one standing nearby, beaming with pride. “My mom...
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Mitzi Gaynor: Superstar, one-time Elgin girlMar 19, 2013 11:00 am - "Oh, honey," Mitzi Gaynor told us, "it's hard to be Mitzi Gaynor. I drive myself crazy worrying and hoping all the time, and I never want to disappoint anyone." Count u...
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Best bets: 'Circus Spectacular' takes over Sears CentreMar 19, 2013 6:00 am - Big top wows See exotic animals and daring performers do amazing feats of strength, balance, timing and more when the “Circus Spectacular” plays this weekend at the...
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Best bets: 'Gravity Attacks!' flies into CLCMar 12, 2013 6:00 am - Juggling guys Jon Wee and Owen Morse, a comedic juggling act known as Passing Zone, will juggle chain saws, torches, knives and more in their show “Gravity Attacks...