Dann Gire
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St. Charles-set horror tale familiar but effectiveSep 29, 2011 6:00 am - Rachael steps out of the car, mysteriously stalled over the railroad tracks on Munger Road in Bartlett. She holds a cellphone. "Guys," she says, "Corey just sent you a ...
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Rogen, Reiser talk about '50/50'Sep 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Seth Rogen and Will Reiser, the respective star and writer of the new comedy "50/50" opening today, stopped by the Elysian Hotel in Chicago to meet the local press. I pe...
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'Playboy Club' puts Conant grad one hop closer to stardomSep 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Conant High School grad Katherine Cunningham remembers the first time she realized she was made of star material. Real star material. "In my first day of astronomy cla...
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St. Charles filmmaker finds horror on 'Munger Road'Sep 26, 2011 12:00 am - Move over Elm Street: There's a new road to terror in town. "Munger Road" - an independent horror film by St. Charles writer/director Nicholas Smith - combines element...
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'Dee' a feast for the eyes, but a mess for the mindSep 22, 2011 6:00 am - Reel Life review: 'Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame' Sherlock Holmes would have a devil of a time unraveling how officials in 7th century China sudden...
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Mindless action misfires in 'Killer Elite'Sep 22, 2011 6:00 am - It's so good to see Robert De Niro back on the silver screen, shooting and beating up people once again. Haven't we had enough of marshmallow, good-hearted De Niro stuc...
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Masterful 'Moneyball' touches all the basesSep 22, 2011 6:00 am - The fact-based, underdog sports drama "Moneyball" is so masterfully told that even if you know the real story, you'll still be on cleats and needles anticipating what ha...
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Detail-challenged 'Dolphin' still tugs at the heartstringsSep 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Morgan Freeman has carved out a nice Hollywood niche for himself as the sagely voice of wisdom in the movies - until he gets to Charles Martin Smith's good-intentioned, ...
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Oprah's dream guy from Hoffman Estates doing talk showSep 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Fans of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" remember the moment Paolo Presta's life changed forever. One weekday morning in 2004, while he worked unsuspectingly at Valli Produce i...
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Conant grad part of winning team at Elgin Short Film FestivalSep 17, 2011 12:00 am - “The Small Assassin,” a movie short based on a short story by Waukegan writer Ray Bradbury, won first place and $1,000 at the Elgin Short Film Festival Saturday night at...