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'Wizard of Oz' anniversary event returns

Sun-Times Media — Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Take a magical journey down the yellow brick road with Dorothy, her little dog Toto and their unforgettable friends as they come alive on the big screen once again in "The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Encore Event" at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in 324 select movie theaters for an encore rebroadcast.

John Cusack saves the world in apocalyptic '2012'

BY CINDY PEARLMAN — Sun, 8 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

He doesn�t have to say anything about world peace. Chicago native John Cusack will take a moment and find the deeper meaning to his new disaster film �2012.�

�It taps into the paranoia many people have about the world,� he says. �Everyone knows the problems with global warming and the other issues. �The movie gives us people�s fears and then a release,� he explains.

'A Christmas Carol' oddly inanimate

BY JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck. Of the many to play Ebenezer Scrooge, Jim Carrey now adds his name, starring in Disney's new 3-D animation version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

Elgin, Let's go out to eat

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

If you are looking for some new places to go out to eat, try some that have been featured in our pages. All of these have had dining profiles written in GO.

Get over fear of outlets

By DENISE NAPE For Sun-Times Media — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

The Shopper says, don't fear the outlet! A good place to start is Crate and Barrel in Naperville. They have quality items, and everything from cups and plates to furniture.

Five things to do

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

If you are looking for something to do this week, here are some suggestions.

Air Force band performs on Veterans Day

By ANNIE ALLEMAN For GO — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

The U.S. Air Force Academy Falconaires will give a free Veterans Day performance at 7 p.m. at the Hemmens Cultural Center. For the uninitiated, the Falconaires are an 18-piece jazz ensemble and part of the Air Force Academy's 56-member band.

'Cats' continues its long run

By ANNIE ALLEMAN For GO — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Did you know "Cats" isn't really about cats? OK, you probably did. Andrew Lloyd Webber's uber-popular musical, based on the poems of T.S. Eliot's "Old Possums Book of Practical Cats," is actually a story about relationships.

Chicago Calendar: Informer comes to heritage center

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

Prop Thtr teams up with the Irish American Heritage Center for a production of "The Informer," an homage to the John Ford 1935 film of the same name.

That's a spicy ... pickle

BY MEGHAN MCMAHON — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

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