Dann Gire
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Dann Gire's 5 films to watch out for this fallOct 01, 2017 7:15 am - 1. “Justice League” (Nov. 17) — Can the DC Comics universe parallel the success of Marvel's “Avengers” with its all-star superhero team? Or will it go the way of Sup...
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Rally participants support Arlington Heights library after controversySep 30, 2017 1:00 am - It wasn't exactly the 21st century version of a Flower Power protest from 1967's Summer of Love. But close enough. "Love is Power!" one sign shouted. "Hate has no home h...
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Down for the cause: Rappellers aid Habitat for HumanitySep 30, 2017 1:00 am - Maybe they secretly wanted to be Batman. Or maybe they've seen "Die Hard" too many times and wanted to know what Bruce Willis felt like when he jumped off the rooftop of...
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Is Darth Vader the greatest movie villain of all time?Sep 29, 2017 6:00 am - The greatest movie villain? A countdown! Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents “The Greatest Villains of the Silver Screen” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Sch...
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Former film critic Dave Gathman leads discussion after 'Women's Balcony' screeningSep 28, 2017 6:00 am - Classic Cinemas' First Wednesday Film Club presents “The Women's Balcony” at 1 and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Charlestowne 18 Theaters, 740 E. Main St., St. Cha...
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'California Typewriter' documentary a nostalgic valentineSep 28, 2017 6:00 am - Doug Nichol's handsomely packaged, if slightly myopic, documentary "California Typewriter" waxes poetic, romantic and nostalgic about that once ubiquitous office staple,...
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John McNaughton discusses his film 'Wild Things' Friday in ChicagoSep 28, 2017 6:00 am - "An Evening With Chicago Film Masters" presents a night with Windy City filmmakers discussing their craft with shorts and features starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29...
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Judi Dench rules in lopsided love story 'Victoria & Abdul'Sep 28, 2017 6:00 am - Stephen Frears' superficial historical drama "Victoria & Abdul" ends up being little more than a beautifully photographed, lopsided star vehicle for Judi Dench, whose fu...
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How Hugh Hefner, suburban James Bond author became good friendsSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove resident Raymond Benson and his wife, Randi Frank, received a phone call from concerned officials at their son's school. When asked what he had done during...
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Tom Cruise powers new movie 'American Made' with easy charmSep 27, 2017 11:00 am - After Universal's box office stiff "The Mummy" threatened to prematurely wrap Tom Cruise's leading-man career, Doug Liman's fact-based "American Made" puts the action st...