Movies
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Gire: Congratulations to teen film fest winnersAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - Teens win film fest! Congratulations to the student filmmakers who took home the prizes at the Eighth Annual Teen Film Festival sponsored by the Arlington Heights M...
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Gire: Don't 'Stay' for this disappointing filmAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - The moment Chloe Grace Moretz's voice-over narration dredges up the moldy philosophical chestnut, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans," you know t...
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Gire: 'Italy' good, but not as good as its predecessorAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - Mini review: "The Trip to Italy" If you loved Michael Winterbottom's highly improvised, 2010 comic travelogue "The Trip," you will probably like its sequel "The Trip to ...
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Gire: 'Possession' possesses underwhelming scaresAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - I have seen "The Possession of Michael King" so many times before - under other titles and with different casts - that it no longer possesses the power to shock me, amus...
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Gire: 'Are You Here' doesn't step up to the challengeAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - Mini review: "Are You Here" The only way that writer/director Matthew Weiner's anemic comic buddy movie could have been saved would be if co-stars Owen Wilson and Zach G...
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Gire: 3-D 'Sin City' sequel a visual sucker punchAug 21, 2014 5:00 am - Sin City. A desperate town filled with ulterior motives and interior monologues. A confusing town where a stripper never takes anything off and a socialite seldom puts a...
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'Land Ho!' either lovable or boorishAug 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Ten minutes into "Land Ho!," viewers who still haven't warmed up to the character of Mitch would be advised to sneak out and get a refund while there's time. The comical...
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Movies, comic books, TV all share spotlight at Chicago Comic Con in RosemontAug 19, 2014 11:00 pm - The Wizard World Chicago Comic Con is coming back to town, and once again it's bringing a variety of pop-culture icons and events with it. Comic-book creators, film and ...
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Weekend picks: Celebrate your fandom at Wizard WorldAug 19, 2014 2:00 pm - Fan-tastic: Fans of all things fantasy and sci-fi won't want to miss the Wizard World Convention Comic Con 2014 starting on Thursday at the Donald E. Stephens Conven...
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Agent gives Hollywood edgy look with 'real' peopleAug 18, 2014 5:30 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - You couldn't miss Hollywood talent agent Sid Levin's office in the old days: It wasn't much bigger than a closet and it was sometimes filled with...