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African-made zombie movie rises above Romero rip-offsOct 27, 2011 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'The Dead' At least when the U.K.'s Ford brothers rip off George Romero's zombie formula - an Armageddon of cannibalistic, shuffling corpses that can ...
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'Dee' a feast for the eyes, but a mess for the mindSep 22, 2011 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame' Sherlock Holmes would have a devil of a time unraveling how officials in 7th century China sudden...
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'The Hedgehog' elegant in its messageSep 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: 'The Hedgehog' Mona Achache's first feature "The Hedgehog" - based on Muriel Barbery's best-seller "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" - does a mostly effe...
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Suburban orchards gear up for apple pickingAug 26, 2011 5:45 am - It began with a few apple trees in the yard. Three decades later, one couple's hobby has blossomed into a full-scale apple orchard that opens to the public each fall. “...
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Want to scare people at Great America?Aug 17, 2011 12:00 am - If Halloween is your favorite holiday, take note. Six Flags Great America in Gurnee will host auditions for Scare Actors for its annual Fright Fest. The auditions ta...
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Harper opens new semester with 'master of bizarre'Aug 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Brian Brushwood, a fire-eating, spiky-haired master of the bizarre, will perform various tricks to welcome students to fall semester at Harper College at noon Wednesday,...
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Malcolm McDowell remembers Stanley Kubrick's snubAug 11, 2011 10:00 am - A Clockwork actor Actor Malcolm McDowell will introduce Stanley Kubrick's 1971 classic tale of ultraviolence and mayhem "A Clockwork Orange" at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, ...
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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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Family finishes coaster vacation at Great AmericaAug 01, 2011 1:00 am - Summer vacation is meant for fun. But for one California family, this summer brought the ride of a lifetime, literally. With their final stop at Six Flags Great America ...
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County fairs connect past with presentJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Some may argue that the appeal of life on the farm is lost in this fast-paced era of smartphones and high-speed Internet. But people who attend and run our county fairs ...