Dann Gire
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Celebrity stylist Sam Saboura started in the suburbsMar 03, 2015 4:30 am - When Robin Williams shopped for clothes at Fred Segal, he liked to imitate his personal shopper and stylist, Sam Saboura. The late actor-comedian made everyone in the s...
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Reel life: Dann & Raymond take on Bond, best fightsFeb 26, 2015 4:00 am - Film critics notebook: • A digitally remastered version of the Marx Brothers classic 1935 comedy “A Night at the Opera” will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March...
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Damian Szifron's anthology a 'Wild' rideFeb 26, 2015 4:00 am - Mini-review: 'Wild Tales' Argentine writer/director Damian Szifron's anthology movie "Wild Tales" offers us one of the grandest, most diabolically conceived opening sequ...
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Star chemistry compensates for wild plotting in Will Smith's 'Focus'Feb 26, 2015 4:00 am - It doesn't take long to catch on to the modus operandi of the romantic comedy/drama "Focus" - no matter what outrageous things happen, they will invariably be revealed a...
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'Lear' is king for Shakespearean actorFeb 25, 2015 4:30 am - Time for five questions with stage actor Colm Feore, from the movies "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," "Thor," "The Changeling," plus the TV shows "24" and "Slings and Arrows....
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Mannheim Steamroller drummer from Oswego writes symphonyFeb 24, 2015 4:30 am - Tom Sharpe is a master of musical multi-tasking. The Mannheim Steamroller drummer, acclaimed songwriter and Oswego resident is known for his high-energy, large-sound...
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Neil Patrick Harris fills Oscars with class and cachetFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - Ben Affleck said it best: The cardinal sin is dullness. The 87th Academy Awards show Sunday night was not dull. Sure, the show was another predictably staid ocular orgy ...
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'Grand Budapest' Oscar nominee discovered love of film in suburbsFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - Robert Yeoman remembers the moment he found out he'd been named an Academy Award nominee for his cinematography on Wes Anderson's comedy "The Grand Budapest Hotel." "I w...
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Skokie show makes for an inert movie musicalFeb 19, 2015 4:30 am - The defining moment in Richard LaGravenese's movie adaptation of the off-Broadway musical "The Last Five Years" occurs when successful young author Jamie (Jeremy Jordan)...
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Cross-country drama 'McFarland, USA' outruns sports formulaFeb 19, 2015 4:00 am - The most galvanizing event in "McFarland, USA" occurs when a group of celebratory Hispanics comes under attack by knife-wielding assailants. The first thing the Hispanic...