Dann Gire
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Get in on Classic Cinemas' free holiday moviesNov 21, 2013 5:00 am - Happy Classic holiday! Classic Cinemas, the Downers Grove-based theater chain run by Willis, Shirley and Chris Johnson since 1978, will offer special holiday films in D...
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With 'Nebraska,' Payne enters state of hilarious seriousnessNov 21, 2013 4:45 am - The hilariously serious "Nebraska," photographed in glorious black-and-white, tells the slow-moving story of an elderly man on the cusp of dementia chasing a phony milli...
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Vince Vaughn stretches his comedy wings in 'Delivery Man'Nov 21, 2013 4:45 am - Call it a feel-good comedy. In the formulaic, pro-fatherhood “Delivery Man,” Vince Vaughn's New York meat delivery guy David Wozniak fathers 533 children without even re...
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'Hunger Games' sequel fired up with catchy characters, political plotNov 18, 2013 6:00 pm - Not since 1980's "The Empire Strikes Back" has the middle chapter in a cinematic series eclipsed the dramatic scope and technical quality of its original while leaving u...
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Travel back in time and a tale of two BobsNov 14, 2013 5:00 am - Back in time Ÿ Jay Warren will play the Pickwick Theatre's original 1928 Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ when he accompanies one of the silent film era's great films "The T...
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Narrator, Disney-esque treatment mar WWII drama 'The Book Thief'Nov 14, 2013 4:45 am - That "The Book Thief" succeeds at achieving a Walt Disney-esque view of Nazi Germany is already dubious praise. In this PG-13 world created by director Brian Percival, ...
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Flawed but functional characters humanize rom com 'Best Man' sequelNov 14, 2013 4:45 am - Even if you missed Malcolm D. Lee's 1999 directorial debut and sleeper comedy "The Best Man," that shouldn't significantly blunt your understanding or appreciation of hi...
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History skits fed Odenkirk’s acting bug at Naperville schoolNov 12, 2013 4:30 am - Mentors? Comedian/actor/writer Bob Odenkirk from LaGrange and Naperville has had a few, most notably Second City fixture Del Close. But reaching, way, way back, Odenkirk...
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'Breaking Bad' star called Naperville 'Nowheresville'Nov 12, 2013 4:15 am - When your "From Suburbs to Showbiz" team read what comedian/writer/actor Bob Odenkirk once said about his native suburb of Naperville, we could barely keep our jaws from...
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Film notes: Catlow's cheap shows, 'Oz' and Dann & RaymondNov 07, 2013 5:00 am - Ÿ Barrington's beloved Catlow Theater has two Chicago-made movies coming up for a mere $3 admission. “Home Alone” will run at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. “Return to Me”(di...