Entertainment Columns
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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...
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Lyric season to include 'Show Boat'Feb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - For his farewell year as Lyric Opera of Chicago's general director, William Mason and his artistic team have come up what looks like a winning lineup announced this week...
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Combining finances means sitting down to talk about moneyJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. My fiance and I just combined our finances. I’m coming into the marriage with a small savings account and a small credit-card debt that I’ll finish paying off in ...
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Best bets: See the real 'Swan Lake'Jan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Black/white ‘Swan' With all the award hoopla surrounding star Natalie Portman in “Black Swan,” why not take in the original Tchaikovsky ballet that inspired directo...
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Dann in reel life: Hef and the HornetJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Earlier this week, novelist/film historian Raymond Benson (my partner-in-crime for Dann and Raymond's Movie Club) received an invitation to screen the new “Green Hornet”...