Dann Gire
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Remakes, sequels make 2010 a light year for summer blockbustersMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - To be charitable, we might call the summer movies of 2010 "risk averse." That's a fancy business term for "innovatively challenged." Or "creatively nullified." Or just ...
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500 cyclists descend on Lake Zurich for memorial, fundraiser rideMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - About 500 motorcyclists descended upon Paulus Park in Lake Zurich Saturday afternoon, and the police were ready for them - to direct traffic and ease road congestion. Cy...
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Are you a doer or a watcher? Movie makes us wonderApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the homeless man in Queens this week who stopped a mugging, but was stabbed and left to die on the street while more than 20 New Yorkers walked by wit...
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'Nightmare' not the remake it's sliced up to beApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - One, two Freddy's after you! Three, four What a bore Five, six Same old tricks Seven, eight Don't bring a date Nine, Ten Not this, again! Samuel Bayer's "A Nightmare on ...
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Too much violence from Hollywood? Try a little ShakespeareApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Dann: Hi! I'm a mom of two adolescent boys, and I'm wondering if you notice, like I have, that the percentage of violent movies coming out this last year is increas...
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Aidan Quinn relishes new roles after 7 months offApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - April's been a great month for Chicago-born actor Aidan Quinn. Last week, "Eclipse" opened in Chicagoland, featuring the 51-year-old actor as a slimeball American noveli...
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'A Shine of Rainbows' a quiet but engaging domestic dramaApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Vic Sarin's "A Shine of Rainbows" won't be raking in the cash at this weekend's box office. It lacks popular A-list stars, operates on a minimal marketing budget and off...
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Breathtaking 'Oceans' skims the surfaceApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - If you've seen the TV commercials or theater trailers for "Oceans," you already know what you're in for. Lots and lots of breathtaking footage of the strange and fascina...
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J Lo's comedy 'Back-up Plan' fails to deliverApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Here's a romantic comedy that thinks if a woman vomiting once is funny, it'll be twice as funny if she vomits again. Or that if a man "accidentally" falling down is funn...
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Top-notch bad guy still can't save 'Losers'Apr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The action-packed, DC-comic-book-inspired "The Losers" has apparently been created for young male viewers with attention-span deficiencies, an aversion to intimacy with ...