Dann Gire
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6 biblical epics to stream for EasterApr 04, 2020 7:00 am - With Easter on Sunday and people staying at home, here are six commanding biblical movies for your consideration. To find out where they are streaming or available to re...
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Miss live musical theater? Check out movie versions while stuck at homeApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Some day, some enterprising and talented Gen Z kid will look back upon 2020 and create a Tony-Award-winning musical titled "All in This Together!" This global tale will ...
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Moss' performance supplies visible proof of excellence in 'The Invisible Man'Feb 27, 2020 5:00 am - Leigh Whannell's tightly twisted update of Universal Pictures' 1933 classic "The Invisible Man" seems more like an R-rated toxic-relationship drama than a vintage sci-fi...
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Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus can't save frosty drama 'Downhill'Feb 13, 2020 5:00 am - “Downhill” - ★ ★ “Downhill” - what a perfectly self-incriminating title for a comic domestic drama that wants to mash up “National Lampoon's Vacation” with Noah Baumbac...
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How the Academy's push for diversity enabled 'Parasite' to make Oscar historyFeb 10, 2020 12:00 am - I am delighted - and bowled over - that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences agrees with me that Bong Joon Ho's South Korean political drama "Parasite" is th...
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How a stuntman from Wheaton worked on three of the year's Oscar nomineesFeb 09, 2020 6:32 am - Quentin Tarantino loved it. Hollywood stuntman (and former Wheaton and Park Ridge resident) Joe Bucaro was on a vintage Triumph 650 motorcycle burning doughnuts into the...
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Dann Gire predicts Oscar's sure bets and potential surprisesFeb 05, 2020 10:00 pm - We already know five things about the 92nd Academy Awards show to be broadcast live at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, on the ABC network: • The show will pay tribute to the late...
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Blake Lively takes on terrorists in revenge thriller 'The Rhythm Section'Jan 30, 2020 5:00 am - "The Rhythm Section" - ★ ★ ★ This globe-trotting thriller features a gut-grabbing car chase sequence every bit as visceral but more complex than Steve McQueen's iconic ...
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SAG Awards are like family for production manager from Buffalo GroveJan 18, 2020 12:00 am - To the public, the SAG Awards — airing Sunday — might look like just another movie and TV awards program. But production manager Adam Cohen, who grew up in Buffalo Grove...
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Dialed-down Downey fumbles as iconic animal doc in ailing 'Dolittle'Jan 16, 2020 5:00 am - "Dolittle" - ★ ½ Snarky Tony Stark a bore? Impossible! And yet, in Stephen Gaghan's feckless, CGI/live-action fantasy "Dolittle," Robert Downey Jr. wrestles with a mishm...