Dann Gire
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Consider a dose of caffeine before you 'Go to Sleep'Oct 30, 2014 5:45 am - Don't be fooled by the Halloweeny title. "Before I Go to Sleep" only sounds like a nerve-wracking noir suspense thriller. The movie itself feels more like a low-grade Hi...
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'President's Men' screened at Blue WhiskeyOct 30, 2014 5:30 am - Film critics notebook: • NBC “Community” series creator Dan Harmon will attend two screenings of his documentary “Harmontown” (directed by Neil Berkeley) at 2:30 p....
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'Citizenfour' moves like a master spy novelOct 30, 2014 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Citizenfour' In Laura Poitras' conscience-shaking documentary "Citizenfour," President Obama explains that CIA whistle-blower Edward Snowden can't be a pat...
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'Nightcrawler' sheds dim light on ratings-driven crime newsOct 30, 2014 5:15 am - No wonder Dan Gilroy's "Nightcrawler" opens on Halloween. This frightening drama could scare the crud out of professional journalists. In "Nightcrawler" (nothing to do w...
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Horror films a 'calling' for monster-loving Elgin nativeOct 28, 2014 5:30 am - Ask horror filmmaker and Elgin native Ryan Oliver about his list of frightening favorites and he mentions a love of monsters that goes way back. "I can remember watching...
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Time-jumping kills the tension in mysterious 'Blue Room'Oct 23, 2014 6:30 am - Mini-review: 'The Blue Room' It's not exactly the classic “Double Indemnity,” but at least it's not the sensationalized “The Other Side of Midnight,” either. The ha...
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Ted Melfi takes questions about 'St. Vincent'Oct 23, 2014 6:30 am - 4 Qs for Ted Melfi Ted Melfi is a TV commercial director making his first feature (as director, writer and producer) with the Bill Murray comedy “St. Vincent.” I hi...
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'Stonehearst Asylum' a wasted opportunityOct 23, 2014 6:30 am - Mini-review: 'Stonehearst Asylum' It fails to be sexy, scary, revealing, suspenseful or even exciting. To say Brad Anderson's "Stonehearst Asylum" is based on an Edgar A...
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'John' a Wick-ed, action-packed tale of stylish revengeOct 23, 2014 5:45 am - Just when we thought we'd had quite enough of retired cops, hitmen and special-ops agents forced back into active duty to mete out justice, Chad Stahelski's "John Wick" ...
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Keaton nails quirky tale of artistic redemptionOct 23, 2014 5:30 am - As the dad of a New York actress, I receive a lot of insider reports on what really goes on behind the scenes during theater productions, readings and national tours. So...