Dann Gire
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Filmmakers enjoyed 'magical' moments making 'ParaNorman'Aug 16, 2012 6:00 am - 'ParaNorman' Chris Butler and Sam Fell are the two directors of Focus Features' new stop-motion animated horror comedy "ParaNorman," opening at theaters this weekend. T...
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'ParaNorman' a witty, fast-paced zombie comedyAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - And you probably thought this was just another shallow, stop-motion, 3-D animated comedy about zombies. "ParaNorman" revels in weirdness, celebrates differences and atte...
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It's an 'Odd Life,' but not so wonderfulAug 14, 2012 11:00 pm - "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" struggles to be an endearing, life-changing Capraesque tale, something like "It's the Wonderful Odd Life of Timothy Green." I tried very ...
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Bartlett 'Bad Girl' now among suburban reality starsAug 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Remember back in 2002, when Crystal Lake's Jim Verraros was on this new show called “American Idol”? And the following year, Wheaton's Kelly Jo Kuharski was a finalist o...
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'Celeste & Jesse' a case of squandered potentialAug 09, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Celeste & Jesse Forever' Here's another romantic comedy (with serious dramatic overtones) where the main cast could be verbally crippled simply b...
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'Campaign' a political tragedy disguised as R-rated comedyAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - I think years from now, Jay Roach's crazy, messy, R-rated political farce will be an unlikely snapshot of America's political landscape back in 2012. Why? Look at how Ro...
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Less action, less personality mark Damonless 'Bourne' sequelAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - The man in the white lab coat calmly and methodically removes the handles from the door of the research facility where he works. Now, no one can get out. He calmly and m...
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Hinsdale's Jay Chandrasekhar: A Broken Lizard makes goodAug 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Chandrasekhar's suburban upbringing serves him well in Hollywood, he says
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'Never Sorry' paints nuanced portrait of dissident artistAug 02, 2012 6:00 am - YouTube The movie poster for Alison Klayman's documentary on China's most infamous artist, political dissident and social networking madman sums it all up: it's a pictur...
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Naperville man makes 'Karate Kid' dreams a realityJul 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Blame "The Karate Kid." Matt Mullins remembers watching the Oscar-nominated 1984 movie as a youngster and being profoundly impressed by the way a young Ralph Macchio le...