Dann Gire
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Western film archetypes occupy ruthless yet elegant 'Hostiles'Jan 04, 2018 5:00 am - "Hostiles" - ★ ★ ½ Scott Cooper's gorgeously photographed, leisurely paced violent Western "Hostiles" begins as a ruthless, 1892 Sam Peckinpah survival tale, segues into...
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Streep, Hanks deliver vital newsroom drama with Spielberg's 'The Post'Jan 03, 2018 10:00 am - “The Post” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks, brandishing an array of smirks and a cheap haircut) suspects The New York Times might be u...
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'Get Out' tops Dann Gire's best movies of 2017Dec 27, 2017 5:00 am - In 2017, we saw “Wonder,” “Wonderstruck,” “Wonder Wheel,” “Wonder Woman” and “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.” No wonder we had such a good time at theaters and ...
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A splendid Christopher Plummer steps in to save 'All the Money in the World'Dec 20, 2017 11:00 am - “All the Money in the World” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Observe Christopher Plummer's billionaire J. Paul Getty and you'll witness a stunning piece of inspired craftsmanship, a performan...
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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' the most operatic, conflicted chapter in seriesDec 12, 2017 10:00 am - “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Spectacular and overwhelming, humorous and sorrowful, despairing and hopeful, smart and silly, unpredictable and familiar, thrilling...
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'Call Me By Your Name,' 'Shape of Water' lead Chicago Film Critics nominationsDec 10, 2017 12:00 am - Daily Herald Film Critic dgire@dailyherald.com "Call Me By Your Name," Luca Guadagnino's drama based on Andre Aciman's novel about a relationship between a 17-year-old a...
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'Darkest Hour' a victory for Gary Oldman's crusty Winston ChurchillDec 06, 2017 10:00 am - “Darkest Hour” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Gary Oldman's transformative portrayal of Winston Churchill in Joe Wright's historical drama “Darkest Hour” achieves the same rarefied orbit as ...
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Local author looks at Red Scare moviesNov 30, 2017 5:00 am - In 2014, longtime Arlington Heights resident David J. Hogan wrote "The Wizard of Oz FAQ," an exhaustively researched look at the classic movie that has spawned inferior ...
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Glenview native a teacher, rocker, guitar makerNov 28, 2017 4:30 am - Del Breckenfeld's long and winding music career took him from suburban guitar teacher to rocker to guitar designer. And the Glenview native has accumulated some great st...
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Controversies hover over holiday releases including 'Last Jedi,' Spacey filmNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - Controversy and movies have gone together since the dawn of cinema. This holiday season, controversies before and behind the camera seem to dominate the traditional mess...