Dann Gire
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Biographical ‘Jobs’ not the Apple of your eyesAug 14, 2013 12:43 pm - The founder of Apple Computers and the revolutionary inventor of everything i deserves better than this. The story of the late Steve Jobs needed to be told by a smart an...
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Libertyville artist, rapper becomes voice of 'nerdcore'Aug 13, 2013 5:30 am - He didn't think of himself as a nerd when he was a student at Libertyville High School, but “nerdcore” music is what made Chris Ward famous. Nerdcore is an adult-oriente...
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'Planes' takes a dive from regular Disney animated comediesAug 08, 2013 6:00 am - Ishani, the nicely proportioned Indian air vehicle in Walt Disney's 3-D animated comedy "Planes," tells Dusty Crophopper that in her culture, her fellow Indian airplanes...
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'Blood' focuses on guilt, family dynamicAug 08, 2013 6:00 am - Mini-review: "Blood" The main character in British filmmaker Nick Murphy's color-bled police drama "Blood" might as well be human conscience. Not since Adrian Lyne's ...
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'Lovelace' a tepid retelling of a terrible tragedyAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - "Lovelace" tells the story of pioneering 1970s porn queen Linda Lovelace from two perspectives. First, the public view of how a young Catholic woman achieved fame by us...
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Buff, tough Damon stars in a more brawn-than-brains thrillerAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - The science fiction thriller "Elysium" wants to be many things, among them a thinly disguised endorsement of universal health care (read: Obamacare), a push for amnesty ...
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‘Millers’ makes for light, infectious funAug 06, 2013 3:38 pm - Moments into Jennifer Aniston performing a “Flashdance”-inspired strip tease, Jason Sudeikis breaks the fourth wall by looking straight into the camera, and his face fla...
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Westchester native talks about acting before teaming with Jennifer AnistonAug 06, 2013 5:15 am - Kathryn Hahn couldn't quite remember how a Midwestern girl from Northwestern University wound up in New York as a struggling actress. "Blind faith!" she said. "It's so ...
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Bad things happen to characters we love to hate in 'Blue Jasmine'Aug 01, 2013 6:00 am - Mini-review: "Blue Jasmine" The heart of Woody Allen's latest comedy, "Blue Jasmine," is a beating tragedy, a Greek tale of a fallen financial goddess who, like Tenness...
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'2 Guns' engaging, energetic action comedy capped by charismatic starsAug 01, 2013 6:00 am - "2 Guns"? More like "A Kazillion Guns." That would be a more accurate title for Baltasar Kormakur's zany, amped-up buddy action comedy filled with even more surprises ...