Dann Gire
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Gire: Teaching reminds me of what I do - and whyOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - I teach writing and journalism for three reasons, aside from supplemental income and filling my spare time with something besides golf or Candy Crush. 1. To be the mento...
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Larkin grad at 'hub' of 'Gone Girl,' other filmsOct 07, 2014 5:00 am - Meredith Humbracht has survived earthquakes, set closings and a terrible car accident in Elgin near the Fox River, but neither man nor nature has stopped the Larkin High...
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Founder celebrates 50 years of Chicago International Film FestivalOct 03, 2014 5:45 am - Michael Kutza founded the Chicago International Film Festival 50 years ago at the age of 22. “Seven movies,” as he likes to say, “one of them actually good.” Kutza is no...
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Hell-o dolly! 'Annabelle' could be spawn of ChuckieOct 02, 2014 5:15 am - Not only does "Annabelle" lack the qualities that made the original "Conjuring" frightfully realistic, this preposterous prequel presents people so deprived of personali...
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Gire: Local theaters screening classic horrorsOct 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Film critics notebook It's horror time at both the Hollywood Palms in Naperville and the Hollywood Blvd. in Woodridge as the two theaters present a series of classic ho...
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Gire: How do the 'Boxtrolls' guys do it?Sep 25, 2014 6:00 am - Qs for 'Boxtrolls' guys Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable both directed the new stop-motion fantasy "The Boxtrolls" opening this weekend. Stacchi previously directed th...
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Generic characters stop the emotion in stop-motion 'Box Trolls'Sep 25, 2014 5:45 am - You might expect that a stop-motion animated comedy all about little trolls in boxes would occasionally think outside of them. But "Boxtrolls" remains content to safely ...
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Former Naperville resident amazed to be a 'Spider-Man' on BroadwaySep 22, 2014 1:00 am - Waubonsie Valley High School graduate Craig Henningsen was one of 11 performers portraying the web-slinging Marvel Comics' superhero in Julie Taymor's controversial Broa...
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Reel life: Dan Stevens was dedicated in making 'Guest'Sep 18, 2014 5:45 am - 5 Qs for actor Dan Stevens Up to now, fans of “Downton Abbey” know British actor Dan Stevens as series regular Matthew Crawley. This week, Stevens branches out in t...
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'Guest' a thrilling nod to 1980s horror schlockSep 17, 2014 5:30 am - After proving they could knock off a conventional home-invasion thriller in "You're Next," director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett go totally crazy with "The Gues...