entertainment
‘The Hangover, Part III’ turns out to be another chaser
RICHARD ROEPER: Director Todd Phillips has delivered a film so different from the first two, one could even ask if this is even supposed to be a comedy. It plays more like a straightforward, real-world thriller with a few laughs than a hard-R slapstick farce. But the big fix might have changed things just a little too much.
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Derek Hough likely to leave ‘DWTS,’ strut his stuff elsewhere
BILL ZWECKER: The four-time mirrorball winner has acting in his past and is in a good position to try it again full time.
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Staffers at Downers Grove office air their complaints — on TV
LORI RACKL: The new Fox reality show “Does Someone Have To Go?” gives employees the chance to ax problematic co-workers. Suburban Velocity Merchant Services is featured in the series premiere, airing Thursday.
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Julianne Moore corners the market on bad movie moms
The mother of two plays a rocker neglecting her daughter in the new “What Maisie Knew” and a wacko with a telekinetic teen in the upcoming “Carrie” remake.
Daily Sizzle
People
Barbara Walters announces her retirement on ‘The View’
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Toots and the Maytals leader hit with bottle
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Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson break up, reports say
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Zeta-Jones checks into mental-health facility
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‘Community’ star to speak at Notre Dame College Prep graduation
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Michael Jackson’s doctor unqualified to give propofol, expert testifies
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‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder Joe Francis convicted of assault, false imprisonment
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Blackbird’s Paul Kahan shares James Beard Award for outstanding chef
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Maria Shriver returns to NBC News
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‘Downton Abbey’ star cast as Cinderella
Television
Staffers at Downers Grove office air their complaints — on TV
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Michael Douglas, Matt Damon shine in captivating Liberace movie
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Thursday’s talk shows
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Kellie Pickler wins ‘Dancing with the Stars’
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A poignant finale episode closes out ‘The Office’
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Wednesday’s talk shows
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Tuesday’s talk shows
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Monday’s talk shows
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The paper pushers of ‘The Office’ left an imprint on TV
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The personal lives of police at the heart of ‘Chicago Fire’ spinoff
Music
Renee Fleming keeps Lyric’s ‘Streetcar’ on course
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Marc-Andre Hamelin positively buoyant in recital at Symphony Center
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Chicago River runs through Orbert Davis’ new musical creation
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Chicago Opera Theater to launch 2014 season with an Ellington rarity
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Rivers run through the CSO’s stellar program
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Tate Stevens proving he has staying power
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Yo-Yo Ma, CSO players offer a robust program of chamber music
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Amina Figarova in a New York state of mind
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Dwight Twilley perfectly content to churn out CDs
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Mei-Ann Chen makes an auspicious debut on the CSO podium
Stage
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‘Company of Men’ hauntingly disturbing, yet irresistible
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Court’s ‘Misanthrope’ mocks eternal quirks of human behavior
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‘Ganesh’ a chilling theatrical experience
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ACT II: A second look at area stages — ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’
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Eifman Ballet finds inspiration in Rodin’s figures
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Out of the shadows: How ‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ dancer picks a partner
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Harris Theater to celebrate 10th anniversary in grand style
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Savage and devastating, ‘Roadkill’ upends Greek tragedy
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Rhea Perlman, Francis Guinan save tavern tale from its routine plot
Movies
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Julianne Moore corners the market on bad movie moms
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‘The Hangover, Part III’ turns out to be another chaser
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Dark ‘Hangover III’ takes series to ‘the next level,’ Bradley Cooper says
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‘Erased’ runs through the conventions of a standard chase movie
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‘Black Rock’ a surprisingly effective thriller
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Family secrets revealed in ‘Stories We Tell’
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‘Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s’ blows an air kiss to a temple of high fashion
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Kartemquin showcase will provide feedback for filmmakers
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Scoring designers was
a challenge for Bergdorf’s documentary director
Books
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A backstage look at the ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’
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‘The Cooked Seed’ a powerful coming-to-America story
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Best sellers 05.19.13
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Literary listings
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Review: ‘Raven Girl’ by Audrey Niffenegger
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‘Parenthood’s’ Lauren Graham pens novel
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Best sellers 05.12.13
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Literary listings
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Review: ‘Dead Ever After’ by Charlaine Harris







