Dann Gire
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Hanover Park comedian lands in HollywoodMay 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Some people recognize Todd Stashwick as the actor who played small parts in dozens of popular movies and TV shows, everything from "Heroes" to "You, Me and Dupree." Oth...
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Northwest suburban teens battling depression find reasons for hopeMay 05, 2012 8:29 pm - For Elizabeth Bailey, an 18-year-old senior at Buffalo Grove High School, the bottom line is simple: “There is hope, and there are people out there who can help you.” Ba...
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'Mother's Day' wastes a chilling performance by Rebecca De MornayMay 03, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: "Mother's Day" Very little of Charles Kaufman's 1980 unrated horror opus "Mother's Day" survives in this remake from "Saw" veteran Darren Lynn Bousman...
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'Avengers' avenges earlier mediocre Marvel moviesMay 01, 2012 11:00 am - Smart, witty, funny, action-packed and surprisingly cathartic, "Marvel's The Avengers" joins the rarefied company of "Spider-Man 2," "Superman 2," "Iron Man" and even Ti...
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Naperville girl makes movie debut in 'Avengers'May 01, 2012 5:30 am - We're all about surprises here at Suburbanites in Showbiz, and none comes nicer than a 9-year-old Naperville girl about to make her motion picture debut in the new super...
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Poe mystery thriller thwarted by silly implausibilitiesApr 26, 2012 7:00 am - If you're like me and you like to compile clues to the identity of a mystery killer in a classic whodunit, you're likely to feel just as cheated as I did while watching ...
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'Pope' a tale of a PR crisis in the makingApr 26, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'We Have a Pope' Nanni Moretti's comic drama "We Have a Pope" is ostensibly about a beloved cardinal who poops out on being pope only moments after hi...
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Ted Nugent Q&A: Controversy, his life, and garage-rockin' in the suburbsApr 24, 2012 5:30 am - Ted Nugent critiqued some U.S. Supreme Court justices for acting like “stoned hippies,” described the Obama administration as “vile, evil and America-hating,” vowed to b...
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Heart-felt 'Lucky One' can't fully commit to romantic messageApr 19, 2012 6:00 am - "The Lucky One" spins an earnest romantic tale fraught with sharp humor, erotically charged intimacy, bungled cinematic devices, squelched spirituality and cute dogs, T...
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Beautiful 'Lady' plods alongApr 19, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'The Lady' The last thing you might expect from super comic-book-inspired action director Luc Besson would be an airless, ponderous, historical drama ...