Entertainment Columns
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Dann in Reel Life: Star is born in political rom-comJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: ‘The Names of Love' Michel Leclerc's political romantic comedy “The Names of Love” won its star Sara Forestier the Cesar (the French Academy ...
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Best bets: Chicago hosts Eye on India FestJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Eye on India The best of Indian music, theater, literature, film, visual art and more will be celebrated during the nine-day Eye on India Festival starting today at...
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CSO marks 75th season at RaviniaJun 29, 2011 11:00 pm - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's special summer at the Ravinia Festival is about to begin. This year marks the CSO's 75th season as Ravinia's resident ensemble. It was b...
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Dann in reel life: A peek behind 'Page One'Jun 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: ‘Page One: Inside The New York Times' Hollywood couldn't create a character like New York Times media columnist David Carr. Feisty. Smart. Pugnaci...
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Best bets: Zoom into charity car show in VoloJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Auto extravaganza Get ready to ogle all sorts of vintage cars and famous Hollywood autos (including Lightning McQueen from “Cars”) when the George Barris Charity Ca...
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Post-herpetic neuralgia rarely causes paralysisJun 27, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I am a 70-year-old woman who developed shingles on my right leg last June and am now left with neuropathy. It went from the middle of my leg all the way down to m...
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Third 'Transformers' a big, silly boreJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - It takes about an hour and a half for Michael Bay's shrill and noisy action thriller "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" to get to the good stuff. And when I write "good s...
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Dann in reel life: 'Buck' takes his own pathJun 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: ‘Buck' Buck Brannaman grew up in a house where his father would frequently get drunk and beat his two sons so severely, they would carry welts and...
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Garfield films, 'Thorn Birds' on DVDJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - John Garfield was a terrific actor, and one of the screen's great anti-heroes. He was part of New York's famous Group Theater before heading for Hollywood to star in mov...
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Gott: Can tetanus be the cause of disability?Jun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Q. A patient bit my niece at work while she and others were trying to restrain her. Afterward, my niece was asked when she had her last tetanus shot; she wasn't sure...