Dann Gire
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Dann Gire profiles 10 most intriguing alien flicksJul 12, 2013 6:00 am - With the release of Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim" invading theaters this weekend, it's time to remember some of the other extra-terrestrial visitations we've had cl...
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'Stardom' doc grabs the limelightJul 11, 2013 6:00 am - Mini-review: 'Twenty Feet From Stardom' Legendary singer Darlene Love had been busy cleaning someone's bathroom when she heard her own voice coming from a radio playing...
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Humans match machines for robotic personalities in noisy 'Rim'Jul 11, 2013 6:00 am - Fantasy/horror filmmaker Guillermo del Toro got his wish for "Pacific Rim." He wanted to make it for the 10-year-olds in all of us. You know, the 10-year-olds who don't...
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Max Brooks took Terkel approach to ‘World War Z’Jul 10, 2013 12:03 pm - Somewhere on a Wisconsin lake, “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” novelist Max Brooks baited a hook while fishing for bass aboard his brother-in-law’s cano...
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Grayslake man vying for 'American Ninja Warrior' titleJul 09, 2013 5:15 am - After he lost his home and his girlfriend, Andrew Lowes decided he'd go for it. The gymnastics coach from Grayslake made an audition video and submitted it to “American ...
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'Bartender' doc mixes right ingredientsJul 04, 2013 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'Hey Bartender' As someone whose younger brother died an alcoholic at 47, I am probably more sensitive about movies pushing booze than most filmgoers might...
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'Way, Way Back' radiates charm, comedyJul 04, 2013 5:30 am - One of most pain-filled performances I have ever seen in the movies comes from young actor Liam James as a teenager struggling to survive adolescence in the poignant and...
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Depp rides off with exhausting, overdone 'Ranger'Jul 02, 2013 5:30 am - If truth-in-advertising laws could be applied to movie titles, Gore Verbinski's overblown, revisionist western comedy “The Lone Ranger” would be called “Tonto and the Lo...
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'Despicable' sequel dumbed-down but still funnyJul 02, 2013 5:30 am - If you loved the original "Despicable Me," you'll probably like "Despicable Me 2" quite a lot. But full-blown love might be tough to muster for this fast-paced, frequen...
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Arlington Hts. writer segues from small plays to big TV showsJul 02, 2013 5:00 am - Sitting alone in the basement of his home, a space he calls “The Bunker,” Keith Huff writes some of his most successful stories. It's where the Arlington Heights native ...