Dann Gire
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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...
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Snubbed? Oscar voters ignore lots of talent — because they have toJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - If Monday's Oscar nominations tell us anything, it's something we already know. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues to be a confoundingly stodgy, s...
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'Just Mercy' a familiar, crowd-pleasing civil rights courtroom dramaJan 09, 2020 5:00 am - "Just Mercy" - ★ ★ ½ The civil rights/courtroom drama "Just Mercy" doesn't merely ask for our attention and approval, it demands them, as if its noble crusade against th...
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'Parasite,' 'Little Women' and 'Marriage Story' lead list of 2019's best filmsDec 27, 2019 10:00 pm - The best motion pictures of 2019 don't appear to have much in common, except three of them involve sharp blades and a few others involve close shaves. These 10 movies ma...
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Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' big on heart, smarts and sincerityDec 24, 2019 5:00 am - YouTube Christmas Day becomes a pivotal time for the March sisters in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel #8220;Little Women,#8221; so it seems thematically inspired to re...
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'Cats' drags in distracting digital effects for big-screen musicalDec 19, 2019 5:00 am - "Cats" - ★ ½ OK, let's determine what part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical movie "Cats" ranks as the creepiest. When cheerfully singing Jellicle cats chew on haples...