Dann Gire
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Stars converge in cable TV guide ratings conspiracyJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I first noticed the strange phenomenon while watching late night television by my local cable TV company, Comcast. I started surfing through the movies section to find s...
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Rachel Weisz' 'Agora' dignified but blandJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Alejandro Amenabar's drama of ancient Egypt, "Agora," is based on the true story of Hypatia, a female scholar, philosopher and astronomer who believed in questioning eve...
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See Hughes-inspired 'Drivers Ed Mutiny' at film festJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The spirit of John Hughes lives on in the surprisingly moving (pun intended) low-budget indie comedy "Drivers Ed Mutiny." Don't believe me? See for yourself when the com...
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Angelina Jolie definitely worth her 'Salt'Jul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - When Angelina Jolie reportedly said she'd like to make a female James Bond movie, she probably meant something like the cutting-edge 007 series reboot "Casino Royale." I...
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Palatine native creates local Blue Whiskey film festivalJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - If you don't know Michael Noens' name yet, you will. The Palatine native and graduate of Fremd High School has been making independent movies for several years with CNGM...
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No 'Ovation' for shallow kids musical that never should have been madeJul 15, 2010 11:00 pm - "Standing Ovation" is a spiritually bankrupt, morally reckless, ethically unhinged and emotionally vacant musical comedy about a group of tweenies who can't act, sing or...
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32 films, live concert launch inaugural Blue Whiskey film festJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Blue Whiskey what??? It's a new local film festival created by Fremd High School grad Michael Noens, and he intends for it to grow in popularity and become a majo...
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DiCaprio stars as a corporate raider in mind-bending 'Inception'Jul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I love this movie! Christopher Nolan's insanely imaginative and intelligently trippy "Inception" is "Mission Impossible" led by a corporate Freddy Krueger in a mind-bend...
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'Sorcerer's Apprentice' can't conjure the magicJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Look, if you're making a feature film based on a classic Walt Disney animated short, the first obligation you have is to make your movie as good as the short. Right? Tha...
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Stone's sabotages integrity in 'South of the Border'Jul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: 'South of the Border' Director/host Oliver Stone's unbridled butt-kissing interview style sabotages whatever journalistic integrity his new poli...