Entertainment Columns
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Best bets: Shen Yun dances into the Civic Opera HouseApr 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Chinese spectacle Centuries of Chinese culture and tradition get distilled in a lavish dance- and costume-filled spectacle when the New York-based Shen Yun Performi...
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Patient struggles with MCS problemsApr 10, 2011 2:00 am - Q. Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a crippling problem for those who suffer from it. I would like to educate people about the problem because most people thin...
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Dann in reel life: 'Super' turns out to be just thatApr 08, 2011 2:00 am - Reel Life review: ‘Super' There is something gleefully, awfully liberating about an ultraviolent superhero movie that refuses to play by any rules, not even the one...
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Tarzan collections swing onto DVDApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - In 2009, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video teamed up to put together a collection of some of the greatest movies of all time. These two-disc collections featur...
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Gott: Soy lecithin may reduce eye twitchingApr 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. A while back, you published an article about eye twitching. I, too, have had eye-twitching problems and did consult a doctor. He suggested getting a shot in my te...
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Dann in reel life: The Amazing Chase?Mar 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Jim Kirsten was not happy with my remarks about the difference between “favorite” movies vs. the “greatest” movies picked by ABC-TV and People magazine consumers during ...
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Parents of ‘Idol’s’ Haley visit Wheeling village boardMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - When Harry and Patti Reinhart stopped by Wheeling’s village board meeting on Monday they stayed for the long haul, including a 30-minute discussion on whether a proposed...
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Special friendship could end well, or notMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I am in my early 20s, a college graduate, focused on the beginnings of my career, and a year ago I got out of a long-term relationship because I realized I didn’t...
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It's not what you see that's scary in 'Insidious,' it's what you don't seeMar 29, 2011 11:00 pm - James Wan and Leigh Whannel are the filmmaking duo responsible for creating the gory “Saw” horror films, one of the most successful genre series in history. Their newest...
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Muti returns to podium as Levine steps downMar 29, 2011 11:00 pm - It is with a touch of irony that while Riccardo Muti makes his return to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for a series of concerts this month after several health issues i...