Dann Gire
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Dann & Raymond discuss the 14 greatest movie opening scenesOct 27, 2017 1:00 pm - Join me and film historian/novelist Raymond Benson when Dann and Raymond's Movie Club counts down the top all-time greatest opening movie scenes starting with ... wait. ...
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Clooney's 'Suburbicon' disappoints as wannabe hilarious dark comedyOct 27, 2017 6:00 am - "Suburbicon" - ★ ★ It takes a while before the familiar ingredients of a Coen brothers testy black comedy percolate in George Clooney's disappointingly tepid "Suburbico...
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'Anne Frank' movie screens at OaktonOct 26, 2017 7:00 am - George Stevens' Oscar-winning 1959 drama “The Diary of Anne Frank” will be shown at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Room 1604 at Oakton College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plai...
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'Bad Moms' stars Sarandon, Hines dish on parenting — and their R-rated comedyOct 26, 2017 6:00 am - Actors Cheryl Hines and Susan Sarandon came to Chicago's Peninsula Hotel recently to promote their new comedy, “A Bad Moms Christmas,” opening Nov. 1. The sequel explore...
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A Seussian salute to kids' film festOct 26, 2017 6:00 am - 'The Man in the Can' - a poem by Dann The sun was not shining It was too wet to play So we just watched TV On that cold, icky day. Sally, my friend, said, "Let's see a f...
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13 horror movies for Halloween you might not have heard ofOct 24, 2017 4:00 pm - Scream. That's what we want to do when someone suggests another conventional, popular scary movie to watch for the Halloween season. We all know the usual suspects, don'...
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Mila Kunis, Susan Sarandon talk Hollywood sexual harassmentOct 24, 2017 1:00 am - Hollywood junkets - gatherings at posh hotels where entertainment reporters lob marshmallow questions at smiling celebrities promoting their movies - aren't known for ad...
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'Steve Austin's Broken Skull' latest challenge for Crystal Lake dadOct 23, 2017 1:00 am - Driven? Definitely. Committed? Without a doubt. Addicted? "Well, it's almost like an addiction," Keith Puralewski admitted. The Crystal Lake resident and general manager...
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Frosty 'The Snowman' a no go, manOct 19, 2017 11:00 am - "The Snowman" - ★ ½ Frosty, this "Snowman." And dull, inane, humorless, suspenseless, confusing and contrived. About 52 minutes pass before anything truly exciting occur...
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J.K. Simmons on acting, Oscar, life and working with Ryan GoslingOct 19, 2017 6:00 am - It's a J.K. Simmons weekend! The popular movie and TV actor can be seen in two new films: as a grieving father in the domestic drama “The Bachelors” (at the South Barrin...