Dann Gire
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Spidey legacy a tangled web of superpowersJul 06, 2017 6:00 am - During a tense moment in Jon Watts' superhero reboot "Spider-Man: Homecoming," Peter Parker's high school bud Ned (Jacob Batalon) picks up one of Spider-Man's wristband ...
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Tom Holland's energized superhero whisks 'Spider-Man' to epic heightsJul 05, 2017 11:00 am - It doesn't seem right for Michael Keaton to pop up in a Marvel movie. After all, he's the actor who recreated the quirky, darker Batman for the post-Adam West generatio...
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Don't be 'Beguiled' by trailers; film's not ShyamalanJun 29, 2017 6:00 am - Let's start with those theatrical trailers that reveal every narrative complication and surprise in Sofia Coppola's moody remake of “The Beguiled.” Shuffling the chronol...
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Hollywood has a red state/blue state of mind about political moviesJun 29, 2017 6:00 am - YouTube With the Fourth of July on the way, it's a yankee-doodle-dandy-good time to reflect on red, white and blue movies. Not so much white ones. Mostly Red State ones ...
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Gru's twin doubles the trouble in overstuffed 'Despicable Me 3'Jun 29, 2017 6:00 am - Gru reunites with an identical twin brother he never knew about. Lucy worries about being a good mom. Twelve-year-old Margo accidentally gets engaged to a little boy. Li...
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'Big Sick' a Chicago-set love story of humor, stinging truth and romanceJun 28, 2017 10:00 am - Despite its pandemic-sounding title, “The Big Sick” delivers a fresh, funny, endearing and surprisingly emotional story of romance and survival, not necessarily in that ...
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Elgin-born dancer follows dream to Cirque du Soleil, 'World of Dance'Jun 27, 2017 5:30 am - Trent Jeray spent years as a struggling dancer - living on food stamps, doing street performances, sleeping on a friend's floor for months while going to auditions and t...
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Hawkins' complex performance paints 'Maudie' with grace and restraintJun 23, 2017 6:00 am - "Maudie" tells the fairly conventional story of an outcast artist, one given unconventional grace and restraint by British actress Sally Hawkins, whose quiet dealings wi...
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Bay's fourth 'Transformers' sequel a disjointed work of visual anarchyJun 20, 2017 6:00 pm - Even with the low bar set by Michael Bay's previous "Transformers" movies, "The Last Knight" stands apart as an incoherent, disjointed work of visual anarchy, fanboy fan...
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Huntley key grip-turned-director dishes on making movies in ChicagoJun 20, 2017 5:30 am - Just ask Danial Miller to name the greatest actor he's ever worked with. Ask him, and he'll tell you: Maureen O'Hara. "Hands-down, bar none!" he said. "This lady could t...