Dann Gire
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Chicago-made 'Thrill Ride' keeps 10-year-old's spirit aliveNov 16, 2017 5:00 am - "Thrill Ride," a fantasy adventure written and directed by Woodstock filmmaker Chris Parrish, will get a limited release Dec. 1 through Dec. 8 at Classic Cinemas theater...
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'Three Billboards' a twisty, well-told, Coen-esque taleNov 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the name of Mildred's daughter. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" - ★ ★ ★ ★ You can consider Martin McDo...
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'Justice League' drags down superhero film franchise to 'Transformers' levelNov 15, 2017 9:00 am - “Justice League” - ★ ½ This must go down as the single stupidest, big-budget superhero motion picture ever unleashed upon an unsuspecting public by a major Hollywood stu...
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State lawmakers, inflatable rats call attention to Schaumburg union protestNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois state senators Laura Murphy and Cristina Castro probably thought they'd accidentally driven onto the set of a monster movie Friday. There, in front of Lifetime ...
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Critics groups used 'the Chicago way' to deal with DisneyNov 09, 2017 5:00 am - Film critic uprisings aren't all that common, so when they do happen, people tend to pay attention. Maybe you've already heard how the Los Angeles Film Critics Associati...
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Kenneth Branagh on point in star-stuffed 'Murder on the Orient Express'Nov 08, 2017 10:00 am - “Murder on the Orient Express” - ★ ★ ½ When it comes to mustaches, does size matter? It seems to in Kenneth Branagh's handsomely photographed, star-stuffed murder-myste...
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How St. Charles skater got on the ice with Cirque du SoleilNov 07, 2017 4:00 am - YouTube #8220;I remember saying that night, 'If Cirque du Soleil ever employs ice skaters, I'd love to work for that company.' We laughed about it,#8221; she said. Fast ...
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Film bites: Coen brothers get Danned & RaymondedNov 02, 2017 6:00 am - Coen brothers get Danned & Raymonded Join me and novelist/film historian Raymond Benson as Dann & Raymond's Movie Club examines the phenomenal Coen brothers and the...
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Three tells for predicting the 'who' in a movie whodunitNov 02, 2017 6:00 am - Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express," based on Agatha Christie's classic 1934 mystery novel, opens Nov. 10. If the killer isn't the same as the 1974 Oscar-wi...
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What's next for Haley Reinhart? More music, maybe moviesOct 31, 2017 1:00 am - “When all this touring is finished,” Haley Reinhart said, “I'd love to start taking classes for acting and improv.” Does this mean that the Wheeling High School grad wan...