Dann Gire
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District 15 parents push early dismissal on FridaysJan 26, 2013 1:22 pm - Bunkers were in short supply Saturday morning at the Walter R. Sundling Junior High School in Palatine. But the questions and comments still came hurtling in like rocket...
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Performances and Hoffman's direction buoy plot-challenged 'Quartet'Jan 24, 2013 5:00 am - Sopranos, I'm told, reach the zenith of their powers during their 20s; basses reach theirs during the 40s. Dustin Hoffman's auspicious directorial debut "Quartet" prove...
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Sean Hayes, suburban pal team up for TV successJan 22, 2013 4:30 am - It takes quite a lot to excite your jaded, cynical Suburbs to Showbiz news team these days, but the prospect of interviewing best friends and business partners Sean Haye...
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'West of Memphis' a real life horror story of injusticeJan 17, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "West of Memphis" You can't help but come away from Amy Berg's documentary "West of Memphis" disturbed and even devastated by the failure of the ...
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From Chucky to 'Vampire Diaries,' Schaumburg native makes living behind the cameraJan 15, 2013 4:30 am - Cinematographer Paolo Cascio understands that working in the movie business is anything but predictable. "The thing about working in movies is that you never know if so...
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Bond, Ben and Bigelow snubbed by OscarsJan 10, 2013 4:00 pm - Sorry, James Bond. After 50 years of faithful service to the movies, you still didn't make it to the Big Dance with “Skyfall,” your strongest shot at a best picture Osca...
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'Amour' takes a real look at 'happily ever after'Jan 10, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Amour' Michael Haneke's "Amour" is the harrowingly realistic counterpart to every romance that ends with a "they lived happily ever after" clich...
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'Gangster Squad' shoots for style over substanceJan 10, 2013 5:00 am - I liked the Chicago version of Ruben Fleischer's "Gangster Squad" much better. It was titled "The Untouchables." Will Bealls' screenplay to "Gangster Squad," based on t...
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Bigelow's tension-filled drama bursts with raw powerJan 03, 2013 4:15 am - Whatever assumptions you might have made about Kathryn Bigelow's fact-based military drama "Zero Dark Thirty" are probably wrong, because Bigelow - aided by journalist-t...
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In Hollywood, suburban strengths shine throughJan 01, 2013 4:30 am - Even before we started our “From Suburbs to Showbiz” news team, we knew people from the suburbs were something special. We quickly found out how right we were. Every tim...