Entertainment Columns
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Reel life: 'Future' seems flawedAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: ‘The Future' I wanted to love Miranda July's new movie “The Future,” because I loved her first work, the ethereally giddy cinematic confectio...
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Lyric Opera tickets now availableAug 03, 2011 11:00 pm - With summer at the midway point, Lyric Opera of Chicago is already moving toward the opening night of its 57th season on Oct. 1. Individual tickets have just gone on sal...
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Best bets: Haley's back in townAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Sing, sing, sing Cheer on Wheeling native and “American Idol” finalist Haley Reinhart when she comes back to town as part of the American Idol Live! Tour 2011 on Sa...
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Elvis Presley — from music to moviesJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - “Elvis Presley: Elvis #1 Hit Performances” Fans of the King of rock'n'roll will love this collection of Elvis Presley's hits. The music is taken from scenes of his...
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Reel life: Family on the decline needs 'Help'Jul 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life mini-review: "A Little Help" Michael J. Weithorn's domestic dramedy “A Little Help” showcases a family at the Def-Con 4 stage of dysfunctionality in 2002,...
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Best bets: Take a moonlit rideJul 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Night riders Be one of 500 cyclists on a 20-mile route through prairies, woods and wetlands around Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for The Conservation Founda...
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How Wheaton kid became a 'Cowboys & Aliens' stuntmanJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - 1986: Wheaton kid Joe Bucaro sees the action movie “Lethal Weapon” with his parents and his brother. The stunts enthrall him. They stay all the way through the clos...
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Sugar levels have a yo-yo effectJul 25, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I have been a Type 2 diabetic for 20 years. I have been having a lot of trouble keeping my blood sugar levels steady. They keep dropping down to 50. Two years ago...
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Don't let your origin determine your destinyJul 22, 2011 1:00 am - Q. Is it ever OK to tell a teen that if his parent(s) had a say, he would have been aborted? How about if a teen thinks his deceased parent (three years ago) was won...
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Dann in reel life: Quirky 'Terri' an anti-John Hughes movieJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Terri' Chicago actor John C. Reilly has never been timid about stretching his limits, and his fearlessness gives him one of the freshest and...