Dann Gire
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'Beautiful Creatures' a Southern-fried 'Bewitched' for teensFeb 14, 2013 5:00 am - The Southern-fried supernatural romance "Beautiful Creatures" beams with the sort of genteel tweener appeal that neither the "Twilight" saga nor "The Hunger Games" quite...
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Sylvester Stallone still flexing his musclesFeb 14, 2013 4:00 am - Too hard on Stallone? Dear Dann, Your movie review of Sylvester Stallone's "Bullet to the Head" aside, (I saw it. Not exceptional, but it was better than "Parker" wit...
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Rolling Meadows choir part of Jane Lynch tributeFeb 07, 2013 5:00 am - Local choir sings film! The Rolling Meadows High School show choir, the Leading Ladies, directed by Caitlyn Walsh will be prominently featured during a tribute to Chica...
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McCarthy-Bateman charisma not enough to fuel road comedyFeb 07, 2013 4:00 am - In his comedy "Identity Thief," Seth Gordon steals the identity of the classic cross-country chase comedy "Midnight Run," then tweaks it with supercharged performances f...
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Soderbergh's last thriller anti-depressing, but dishonestFeb 07, 2013 4:00 am - "Side Effects" reportedly might be the last movie that prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh directs. At least for a while. It's not exactly a case of him going out with...
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Downers Grove songwriter nominated for two Grammy AwardsFeb 05, 2013 4:30 am - More than 25,000 people have sent emails and letters to Matthew West, sharing their life stories with him. The singer/songwriter from Downers Grove has sifted through n...
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Reader: 'Django,' Hollywood feeding the violence problemJan 31, 2013 5:00 am - Reel vs. real violence This email had already been printed in the Lake County edition of the Daily Herald. But it raises good points, so here it is once more: Talk ...
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Zombie romance surprisingly sweet testament to loveJan 31, 2013 5:00 am - Before we even get to the crazy plot of Jonathan Levine's surprisingly sweet zombie romance fantasy "Warm Bodies," it should be noted that Nicholas Hoult is officially t...
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Stallone's brainless action film a real 'Bullet to the Head'Jan 31, 2013 4:00 am - Walter Hill's "Bullet to the Head" takes its title so seriously that practically everyone who dies in this movie - and that's a fair chunk of New Orleans' population - w...
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Prospect grad creates 'Zero Dark Thirty' sound effectsJan 29, 2013 4:00 am - Prospect High School graduate Alex Ullrich said one particular scene in Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar-nominated movie "Zero Dark Thirty" was the most fun to create. "It was w...