Celebrities
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Joaquin Phoenix on 'Joker' weight loss, dance and De NiroOct 04, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Joaquin Phoenix has been widely praised for his transformative portrayal of the man who becomes the Joker in the new film. Although he doesn't like to talk...
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Diahann Carroll, Oscar-nominated, pioneering actress, dies at 84Oct 04, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Diahann Carroll, the Oscar-nominated actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as...
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Tyler Perry believes his studio rivals Hollywood's bestOct 03, 2019 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Tyler Perry remembered shedding tears when he saw an Atlanta highway exit bearing the name of his television and film studio for the first time. The actor-...
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Renée Zellweger is just fine, thanks: The actress reflects on her long journey to 'Judy'Sep 30, 2019 10:00 am - The first time I met Renée Zellweger, in 1996, I was covering the Sundance Film Festival for the Austin American-Statesman, my first job as a film critic. I was set to i...
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Plan ahead: John Cleese appears at Genesee; Anka sings Sinatra in St. CharlesSep 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Songbook standards Singer and songwriter Paul Anka pays tribute to another famous crooner in the concert "Anka Sings Sinatra" on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Arcada Theatr...
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Best bets: Air Supply returns to the Arcada; UniverSoul Circus sets up in ChicagoSep 29, 2019 7:32 am - 'All Out of Love' Hear song hits like "Lost in Love" and "Without You" when Air Supply performs in concert at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St., St. Charles. $59-$99. ...
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Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig bring love to new animated series 'Bless the Harts'Sep 29, 2019 7:29 am - Not every cartoon makes its way into Fox's popular "Animation Domination" block of Sunday comedies. Then again, not every show boasts the combined talents of "Saturday N...
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Weekend picks: Chance the Rapper at the United Center, Air Supply at the ArcadaSep 28, 2019 7:30 am - Big trucks See oversized trucks with names like "Grave Digger," "Megalodon" and even "Scooby-Doo" compete in the return of Monster Jam this weekend at the Allstate Arena...
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Book review: Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel is one of the year's bestSep 28, 2019 7:30 am - "The Water Dancer" by Ta-Nehisi Coates; One World; 416 pages If the power of fiction is to transport readers to a world they otherwise couldn't imagine, ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsSep 27, 2019 7:00 am - Grammy Award-winners for King & Country headline the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, celebrated shadow dance troupe Catapult wows at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, and A...