Entertainment Columns
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Thanksgiving Eve big bar night in the suburbsNov 19, 2012 10:00 pm - It's the difference between choosing to be up late and having to be up late. On Thanksgiving Eve at my house, the five of us are busy with last-minute dusting, table-set...
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'Hobbit,' 'Les Mis' among season's most-anticipated filmsNov 16, 2012 5:00 am - Nothing says holiday movies like old-fashioned torture horror, or a tsunami disaster, or an ex-soldier vigilante thriller, or a musical about a dying mother. We have al...
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'Karenina' stunning visually, but emotionally stiltedNov 15, 2012 5:00 am - YouTube Joe Wright's visually stunning epic #8220;Anna Karenina#8221; hardly seems like a war movie, yet within its images rages a battle between the opposing forces of ...
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Best bets: It's not Thanksgiving without a paradeNov 13, 2012 5:00 am - Thanksgiving Parade WWE celebrity CM Punk is the grand marshal of McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade, which also features marching bands, massive balloons and more in i...
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Best bets: Cantigny lights up the night in honor of veteransNov 06, 2012 5:00 am - Honoring veterans Among the many community parades and ceremonies to commemorate Veterans Day this weekend, perhaps one of the most moving is the annual Luminary Di...
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Hollywood no 'American Horror Story' for Naperville nativeNov 06, 2012 4:30 am - If you want to catch Naperville native Matt Armstrong's latest acting job, check out the next episode of the FX channel's "American Horror Story" Wednesday night, Nov. 7...
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'Campaign' DVD earns votes for laughs, satireNov 01, 2012 3:00 pm - “The Campaign” With the presidential election less than a week away, “The Campaign” is out on DVD, sending up the political system and providing laughs to counter a...
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Best bets: Chinese dancers celebrate 'Harvest Time' at GeneseeOct 30, 2012 6:00 am - Chinese harvest Local dancers exploring Chinese performing arts traditions are featured in The Sunny U Cultural and Education Center Performing Arts Group Dance Sho...
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Best bets: Ringling Bros. circus returns with 'Dragons'Oct 23, 2012 6:00 am - Circus flight In this lunar Year of the Dragon, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents a spectacular that brings together mythological lore with authent...
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On the road: Carving out time for Pumpkin FestOct 21, 2012 6:00 am - Midwest A smashing pumpkin festival There are festivals featuring pumpkin decor and then there's the Pumpkin Festival in Sycamore, Ill., with a theme of “Happi...