Dann Gire
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Suburban childhood experiences are comedy goldFeb 11, 2014 4:15 am - Every time the Benet Academy football team scored, Cameron Esposito got out in front of the crowd - dressed in the Lisle school's redwing mascot costume - and flapped he...
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Even Simon Pegg can’t save unfunny ‘Fantastic Fear’Feb 06, 2014 5:43 am - Mini-review: ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ Simon Pegg is a very talented comic actor, but you would never guess that in this claustrophobic, strained stream-of-consci...
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Inert direction hampers 'The Outsider'Feb 06, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: ‘The Outsider' The action thriller “The Outsider,” written and directed by Brian A. Miller, suffers from several handicaps, the first being “Property o...
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Reel life: 'Fantastic Fear' a bit of a bummerFeb 06, 2014 5:00 am - Mini-review: 'A Fantastic Fear of Everything' Simon Pegg is a very talented comic actor, but you would never guess that in this claustrophobic, strained stream-of-consc...
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Scholars chase Nazi art booty in Clooney's 'Monuments Men'Feb 06, 2014 5:00 am - The real star of George Clooney's syrupy World War II drama "The Monuments Men" turns out to be Alexandre Desplat's score, mood-setting music constantly affirming the em...
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Pop culture comedy follows the 'Lego' brick roadFeb 06, 2014 5:00 am - What happened? Did the entire crew making "The Lego Movie" misplace their Ritalin and Adderall supplies? That might explain why "The Lego Movie" is such an intense, cra...
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'Aladdin' role on Broadway opens whole new world for Elgin nativeFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Elgin native Courtney Reed had never seen a Broadway musical. Or even been to New York. Yet, six months after graduating from Roosevelt University's theater program, t...
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‘Groundhog Day’ screenwriter returns to WoodstockJan 30, 2014 3:33 pm - I have watched Harold Ramis’ 1993 comedy “Groundhog Day” so many times, I feel like Bill Murray’s weathercaster reliving the same experience over and over and over again...
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Glover shares his love for Music BoxJan 30, 2014 4:45 am - “I love the Music Box Theatre!” actor Crispin Glover told me on the phone as he tooled down a California highway earlier this week. “The Music Box is a beautiful venue, ...
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'At Middleton' an honest, moving romanceJan 30, 2014 4:45 am - Here comes a witty, smart, perfectly cast and delicately executed romance of the heart between two unhappily married strangers who meet for one day on a college campus. ...