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In case you hadn't heard, a movie called Public Enemies opened this week. It's hardly gotten any media coverage, so it should be noted here that parts of the John Dillinger biopic were filmed in Aurora and Chicago.

Allegedly, the movie stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. I saw Public Enemies when it opened Wednesday, but I have no way of knowing if these two fine actors made the final cut. I was too busy looking for the real star: me. More than a year ago, I tried out to be an extra. Initially I thought I'd been rejected, but I ended up getting the call. In May 2008, I spent two nights walking back and forth in Union Station and outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago. Most of the time I ...

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