Dann Gire
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'Project' an X-ceedingly bad teen comedyMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - One way to look at the raunchy teen sex-and-drugs comedy "Project X" would be to take the classic Chicago movie "Risky Business" and remake it as a "Girls Gone Wild" ama...
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Popular approach wins Oscar for 'Undefeated'Mar 01, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Undefeated' Had Chicago's crack team of documentary makers of "Hoop Dreams" produced the Oscar-winning sports doc "Undefeated," it would have followe...
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From 'T2' to 'War Horse': Elmhurst native up for 2 OscarsFeb 26, 2012 4:30 am - Two things gave Gary Rydstrom the keys to an Oscar-winning career at Lucasfilm. First, he grew up in the Midwest, right here in Elmhurst. (We'll explain that in a momen...
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'The Artist' is top dog at OscarsFeb 25, 2012 11:00 pm - "The Artist" became the first silent movie to win the Academy Award for best picture since 1928's "Wings," but that didn't stop people from shouting its praises Sunday. ...
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Dann Gire predicts 'The Artist' will silence the Oscar competitionFeb 24, 2012 5:00 am - So it comes down to this: The Academy Award for Best Picture will be a tooth-and-toenail struggle between Michel Hazanavicius' favored silent film "The Artist" and Mart...
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Kinnear walks on 'Thin Ice' in neo-noir homageFeb 23, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Thin Ice' Greg Kinnear's tragic eyes alternating gushes of hope and desperation become the real stars of this poor man's homage to the Coen brothers'...
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'Act of Valor' takes 'act' out of actionFeb 23, 2012 5:00 am - The action thriller "Act of Valor" employs real, active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs in its cast, and every one of them could be a graduate of the Chuck Norris School of Drama. ...
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10 things you might not know about Ralph CovertFeb 21, 2012 4:30 am - 1. He has a large, funky shoe collection, including metallic silver platforms and a pair with red fur. He wears them when he performs, and paid less than $25 a pair for ...
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Glen Ellyn entertainer charges forward with new CD, TV showFeb 20, 2012 10:00 pm - The Bad Examples don't care if they have a top 10 album. Their goal, according to frontman Ralph Covert, is to make a record you'll want to play while you're washing t...
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'Darkness' a gritty fact-based war dramaFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life review: 'In Darkness' If you combined "The Diary of Anne Frank" with "Schindler's List," roughly you'd get the premise of Agnieszka Holland's gritty and gruel...