Dann Gire
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'King' should rule come Oscar nightFeb 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Nominees have earned the nods. Bookies have laid down the odds. Designers have adorned celebrity bods. And so we gather once more to ponder the winners of the annual oc...
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Schaumburg native wins sound awardFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Schaumburg native and Conant High School graduate D.J. Lynch has received his second consecutive Golden Reel Award for excellence in sound for a TV series. Lynch, the 33...
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Man stabbed in fight outside Libertyville barFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - One man shouted, “You don’t think I’m a tough guy? I’ll show you I’m a tough guy!” Minutes later, a blood-soaked Grayslake man, 33, lay on the street with multiple stab ...
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Dann in reel life: Awesome moratoriumFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Here's a sampling of dialogue from several current movies. See if you can pick out the common denominator: “You'll do awesome!” — an airline attendant in “Cedar Rapids.”...
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Lake Forest College grad debuts filmFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Lake Forest College graduate Matt Helderman is premiering his first feature film, “The Alumni Chapter,” at 8 p.m. today at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., C...
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Teen angst well-played in 'Number Four'Feb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - It's not easy being teen. Especially if you're also an extraterrestrial humanoid who has klieg lights in your palms and possesses Harry Potter-like powers to move object...
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Furious action propels 'The Eagle'Feb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - I know it sounds crazy, but I wanted to see what the two main characters in the ancient Roman adventure “The Eagle” were going to do after the movie instead of watching ...
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'Gnomeo & Juliet' no garden variety 3-D comedyFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - This is not your garden variety, animated 3-D Shakespearean knock-off. “Gnomeo & Juliet” may sound like a cheesy kids' movie, but it quickly establishes itself as a deli...
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'Just Go With It' a crass messFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - To understand how brain-numbing and manipulative this insufferably crass and icky rom-com is, some cinematic genealogy would be in order. “Just Go With It” is a remake o...
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Dann in reel life: Another shock spoiledFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - “The Roommate” triumphed at the box office last weekend, but that was before anyone knew how boring and ridiculous this tale of a psycho college roommate was. Even worse...