Dann Gire
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ tops with Chicago film criticsDec 17, 2012 12:17 pm - The Chicago Film Critics Monday named “Zero Dark Thirty,” Kathryn Bigelow’s controversial drama about the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden, top movie of 2012. The dr...
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Community rallies around Schaumburg firefighter, familyDec 16, 2012 10:00 pm - Hundreds gather in Schaumburg for fundraiser
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Bill Murray the highlight of 'Hyde Park'Dec 13, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Hyde Park on Hudson" The highlight of Roger Michell's misguided historical drama "Hyde Park on Hudson" is the unlikely but inspired casting of ...
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Jackson kills the magic of 'Rings' trilogyDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - The idea of shooting and showing the "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" in a fantastically fast 48 frames per second probably sounded good in preproduction meetings. B...
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Elk Grove grad an opera superstar? Go FigaroDec 11, 2012 4:30 am - Opera soprano Ailyn Perez (pronounced I-lean) remembers the pivotal moment in second grade that music — and a teacher named Mr. Jacobs — rocked her world at Salt Creek E...
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Too many strikes against bleak '1942'Dec 06, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Back to 1942' It might have the most boring movie title in recent memory, but the Chinese historical epic "Back to 1942" traces a horrible time in As...
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Butler, Biel can't save misogynistic sports rom-comedyDec 06, 2012 4:00 am - "You're a ticking time bomb with an accent!" Stacie Dryer shouts at her Scottish ex-husband. That works out nicely, considering that Gabriele Muccino's romantic sports ...
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Schaumburg native rocks the violin in Trans-Siberian OrchestraDec 04, 2012 4:30 am - When Roddy Chong plays violin, he doesn't sit on a chair. He leaps into the air, runs across an arena stage, lunges forward, and flips his long hair like he's playing i...
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Graphic violence punctuates talky, world-weary mob dramaNov 29, 2012 5:00 am - Andrew Dominik's character-driven, art-house gangster drama "Killing Them Softly" clocks in at a relatively brief 97 minutes, yet still feels as if its opening and closi...
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New Schaumburg theater tries out 5-DNov 29, 2012 5:00 am - 5-D debuts! What's the big deal with 3-D? How about 4-D? Better yet, 5-D! Yep, the new PIX 5-D Cinema opened for business this week at the Woodfield Shopping Mall in S...