Entertainment Columns
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Kinnear walks on 'Thin Ice' in neo-noir homageFeb 23, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Thin Ice' Greg Kinnear's tragic eyes alternating gushes of hope and desperation become the real stars of this poor man's homage to the Coen brothers'...
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'Take Shelter' makes for chilling viewing on DVDFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - “Take Shelter” In a film that garnered widespread critical acclaim, Michael Shannon gives a terrific performance as Curtis LaForche, a foreman at a sand-mining comp...
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'Darkness' a gritty fact-based war dramaFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'In Darkness' If you combined "The Diary of Anne Frank" with "Schindler's List," roughly you'd get the premise of Agnieszka Holland's gritty and gruel...
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Best bets: Canadian show 'Drum!' hits CLCFeb 14, 2012 5:00 am - Oh, Canada! An ensemble of 20 musicians, dancers, drummers and singers tell the tale of Nova Scotia's many cultures in the touring show “Drum!” at College of Lake C...
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Coming face to face with a Cyclops in the mirrorFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - One morning last month when I woke up, I noticed my entire face was swollen and red, and my right eye was closed shut. Every time my good eye caught my image in the mir...
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'Lady and the Tramp' out in new DVD setFeb 10, 2012 5:00 am - “Lady and the Tramp” Walt Disney's 15th animated film — a sweet love story between a pampered pet and a homeless mutt — is now available in a special package with a...
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'W.E.' a muddled messFeb 09, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'W.E.' "You have no idea how hard it is to live out the greatest romance of the century!" Wallis Simpson tells her namesake, Wallis "Wally" Winthrop o...
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Help mom’s grieving by giving her a callFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. My father-in-law died seven years ago yesterday. My mother-in-law called my husband first thing this morning, upset because she had not heard from him. I suspec...
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Best bets: Zoom into the 2012 Chicago Auto ShowFeb 07, 2012 5:00 am - Auto ogling See an amazing range of domestic, imported and futuristic concept cars and trucks at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show starting this weekend at McCormick Place...
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Elmhurst native, OK GO up for second Grammy for videoFeb 06, 2012 10:00 pm - When OK GO remade "The Muppet Show" theme song last year, drummer Dan Konopka spent some quality time with Kermit the Frog (who thought their song "kicks it"), did inter...