Entertainment Columns
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Dann in reel life: Awesome moratoriumFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Here's a sampling of dialogue from several current movies. See if you can pick out the common denominator: “You'll do awesome!” — an airline attendant in “Cedar Rapids.”...
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On the road: 'Horse' exhibit opens at the FieldFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Horses and humans have had a profound relationship for thousands of years that have shaped human civilization. At the Field Museum's new exhibit, “The Horse,” you'll see...
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Romance fixture for musicians of the baroqueFeb 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Lincolnshire's Charles Geyer and Barbara Butler live together, raise their 16-year-old daughter together, teach trumpet together as Northwestern University professors, p...
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Best bets: Zoom into the Chicago Auto ShowFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Drive on down The nation's largest and longest continual assemblage of new cars, concept cars and more returns this weekend when the 103rd edition of the Chicago Au...
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Dann in reel life: Another shock spoiledFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - “The Roommate” triumphed at the box office last weekend, but that was before anyone knew how boring and ridiculous this tale of a psycho college roommate was. Even worse...
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Jordan DVDs a slam dunk for Bulls fansFeb 08, 2011 10:00 pm - “Ultimate Jordan: Deluxe Edition” Former Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan — considered the best basketball player of all time — was the first athlete to sell...
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'Lassie' among TCM's DVD setsFeb 06, 2011 10:00 pm - “TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection” For the past two years, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video have teamed up to bring to DVD themed collections of som...
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Dr. Gott: 'Growing pains' might be something elseFeb 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. Regarding your past columns about “growing pains,” I had such severe pain in my knees as a young teen that I could barely walk. I was told it was due to a growth ...
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Movie guide: What's in theaters Feb. 4 - 10Feb 02, 2011 10:00 pm - KEY: Four stars: superior. Three stars: good. Two stars: average. One star: poor. D (drug use), L (language), N (nudity), S (sexual situations, references), V (violence)...
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Dann in reel life: 10 snow-filled filmsFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - 10 best snow job films What? You just can't get enough snow? You came to the right column. Here are 10 of the snowiest motion pictures ever made, in ascending order...