Dann Gire
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Expressive 'Lunchbox' a well-plotted romanceMar 06, 2014 4:00 am - Not a moment goes by in Ritesh Batra's romance-of-the-heart “The Lunchbox” where we can't read the thoughts and feelings of its two main characters. In this movie, a sin...
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'Bag Man' burdened down by nonsensical clichésMar 06, 2014 4:00 am - You know “The Bag Man” is headed for the cinematic toilet the moment it opens with bad guy Robert De Niro calmly eating dinner, alone, while conducting a business meetin...
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Reel life: Catch the Geneva Film Fest wrap partyMar 06, 2014 4:00 am - Film critics notebook: The 7th annual Geneva Film Festival continues through Saturday, March 8, with showings at Dodson Place, Fulton Avenue and 2nd Street, in downtown...
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Elk Grove model, dancer making acting her priorityMar 04, 2014 4:30 am - If she wanted to, Tiffany Panhilason could brag to Hollywood casting directors about her successful dancing and modeling career. She could tell them how she's toured the...
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Wes Anderson graces 'Grand Budapest' screeningFeb 28, 2014 5:00 am - Film critic's notebook: • Chicago's Music Box Theatre will host an advance screening of “The Grand Budapest Hotel” at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 1 (opening in Chicago M...
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Dumb-downed 'Odd Thomas' not overly scaryFeb 28, 2014 4:30 am - Stephen Sommers' "Odd Thomas" constitutes a visually dynamic, aggressively edited adaptation of a Dean Koontz book about a young fry cook who sees dead people. Unlike th...
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Oscar's wild! Which film will win best picture?Feb 28, 2014 4:30 am - The race for the Best Picture Oscar boils down to this: Classic tradition or cutting-edge innovation? Will voters at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences go f...
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Glenbard West grad '20 Feet' from Oscar documentary stardomFeb 25, 2014 4:30 am - Maybe, just maybe, the Fox network's reality TV series "Yearbook" had a bigger impact on Caryn Capotosto than she originally thought. Fox shot "Yearbook" episodes at Gle...
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Ramis: 'I didn't want to glorify the violence'Feb 24, 2014 12:00 am - At a New York press junket for "Ghostbusters," I asked star Bill Murray why Harold Ramis, who cowrote the screenplay with Dan Aykroyd, gave all the good lines to Murray ...
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Numerous nominations mean little when it comes to Oscar winsFeb 21, 2014 5:00 am - The Academy Awards won't be handed out until March 2. Meanwhile, as bookies and film fans go about determining odds and predicting the winners, it's time to remember a h...