Entertainment Columns
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Read his lips: Huntley ventriloquist will go farSep 12, 2012 11:00 pm - When Noah Simmons first saw a professional ventriloquist on TV last year, he was excited to realize that ventriloquism is all about getting away with mischief. "I saw Je...
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'Lincoln,' Bond give fall films a renewed license to thrillSep 06, 2012 11:00 pm - If I had to devise a list of the top five fall movies I am salivating to see, they would be these: "Skyfall," just to see if Daniel Craig's third time up as Agent 007 i...
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Best bets: A Disney 'Treasure Trove' on iceSep 04, 2012 6:00 am - Disney dynasty The catalog of 50 Disney animated films ranging from 1937's “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” to “Tangled” from 2010 are celebrated and brought to li...
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Mt. Prospect filmmaker fulfills teenage dreamSep 03, 2012 11:00 pm - "It was one of those secret promises I made as a teenager at Prospect High School," Matt Glasson said. "I'm going to make a feature film!" And so he did. The Mount Prosp...
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Best bets: Get ready to rumble at WWE RAWAug 28, 2012 6:00 am - RAW rumble WWE wrestling stars like John Cena, Randy Orton and Chicago's own CM Punk will compete Monday at the WWE RAW Supershow at Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannhei...
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Dax taking ‘Hit’ and running with itAug 22, 2012 4:00 pm - Dax Shepard, star of the underrated NBC TV series “Parenthood,” is also the star, writer and co-director of the new action comedy “Hit & Run.” He came to Chicago’s Park ...
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Best bets: Dancers channel nature in 'Botanica'Aug 21, 2012 6:00 am - Nimble nature Modern dance mixes with mind-bending illusions based upon nature's flora when the acclaimed dance troupe Momix performs choreographer Moses Pendleton'...
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Best bets: The running of the MillionAug 14, 2012 6:00 am - Million at 30 Cheer on the jockeys and horses at the 30th running of the Arlington Million this Saturday at Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. ...
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Poll Vault: Who is your favorite comic book superhero?Aug 10, 2012 12:33 am - The Wizard World Chicago Comic Con started yesterday at the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont. My colleague Russell Lissau is there, but he’s not covering the event...
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See what Fox Performing Arts Center could be at fundraiserAug 08, 2012 10:00 am - As we've reported, Rick Browne, a local architect, is working to convert the old Ziegler's Ace Hardware in West Dundee into the Fox Performing Arts Center, a venue he sa...