Dann Gire
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Five visual cliches movies need to deep-6Aug 07, 2014 5:00 am - Five clichés to deep-6 Five visual clichés I would like not to see again in movies for at least the next five years: 1. Fireworks: The all-purpose go-to effect to p...
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What happens when Wallace meets Chantry in 'What If?'Aug 07, 2014 5:00 am - Film review: 'What If?' The moment that Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan) at a party, we know instantly they connect, hit it off, are soul mates ...
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Naperville native snares scares in B-horror flicksAug 04, 2014 1:00 am - The titles of her movies speak for themselves: "The Leaf Blower Massacre 2." "Movie of the Dead." "Ovulation." "Howling Moon." "Dr. Spine." "Walk, Zombie, Walk." "I gues...
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Reel life: Did 'Hercules' surpass studio's expectations?Jul 31, 2014 6:00 am - Critics notebook • Paramount Pictures had so little faith in its new “Hercules” epic that it buried the Chicago press screening on the night before opening day (Jul...
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Comic cosmic 'Guardians' fun in fits and spurtsJul 30, 2014 2:45 am - The exquisitely visual, effects-crammed Marvel space romp "Guardians of the Galaxy" isn't nearly as smart and cutting-edge as the filmmakers believe it to be. Sure, the ...
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Once a movie extra, Wheaton grad now a movie directorJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - If you hit the pause button during the bouquet-tossing scene of the 1997 movie "My Best Friend's Wedding," you might catch a glimpse of Karen Teune in her yellow dress. ...
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Puerto Rican fest unites Aurora communityJul 26, 2014 1:01 am - It took the DNA of Christ to jump-start the 43rd annual Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Festival Saturday morning, and the Aurora-based band hit the main stage with such jo...
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Reel life: Five years of Blue Whiskey festJul 24, 2014 6:00 am - Blue Whiskey flows The fifth annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival got off to a kickbutt start Sunday night at the Star Cinema Grill in Arlington Heights wi...
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Science, spirituality meet in Mike Cahill's 'I Origins'Jul 24, 2014 6:00 am - Mini-review: 'I Origins' So, what would really happen if something spiritual and mystical came along that defied scientific explanation? In Mike Cahill's ambitiously sty...
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Woody Allen's 'Magic in the Moonlight' is just thatJul 24, 2014 5:30 am - Woody Allen left his beloved New York City after many years and movies and headed to Europe to presumably recharge his creative batteries with a new series of films, one...