Dann Gire
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'Mummy' reboot goes for laughs and action over horrorJun 07, 2017 12:45 pm - Forget the atmospheric horror of Universal Pictures' 1932 original “The Mummy” starring the skeletal Boris Karloff. Alex Kurtzman's “Dark Universe” series reboot of the ...
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DJ Kaskade reminisces about suburban upbringingJun 06, 2017 5:30 am - Kaskade, aka Northbrook native Ryan Raddon, is one of the most popular DJs in the world. With six Grammy nominations, sold-out worldwide tours and millions of social med...
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Can you guess a movie's 'mystery' villain? Here's howJun 01, 2017 6:00 am - Can you guess the 'secret' bad guy? Sure! We live in an entertainment age when cutting-edge television network series such as “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld” constantl...
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Grand, ambitious 'Wonder Woman' gives DC Universe a much-needed joltMay 31, 2017 11:00 am - Patty Jenkins' “Wonder Woman” ranks as the most ambitious superhero movie in recent memory, a grand and splashy World War I epic unafraid to pose heady philosophical que...
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Maine West 'Queen of the Geeks' rules as Hollywood producerMay 30, 2017 5:30 am - Carrie Lynn Certa's life at Maine West High School revolved around three activities: the speech team, the choir and the campus radio station. And she had a dream. "I wan...
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'Casket' buries competition at first Barrington Area Local Film FestivalMay 25, 2017 6:00 am - 'Casket' buries competition at local fest “The Casket,” a short film from Huntley resident Danial A. Miller and Elgin resident Timothy Morgan, won first prize (and ...
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Fifth 'Pirates of the Caribbean' takes fans on disappointing journeyMay 24, 2017 12:30 pm - In Walt Disney's fifth installment of the lucrative "Pirates of the Caribbean" action-comedy franchise, dead men tell no tales worth telling. Everything about "Dead Men ...
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Dann Gire remembers agent of change Roger Moore for his charm, wit and 'humility'May 23, 2017 1:00 am - Someone had to ask the question: Why are you wearing dark sunglasses at a dimly lit press junket in a New York hotel? "Because I put them on this morning and I forgot to...
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Cute couple saves 'Everything' despite problematic screenplayMay 18, 2017 4:00 pm - In the romantic teen fantasy “Everything, Everything,” main characters succumb to a dreaded Hollywood disease known as Kristen Stewart Acting Syndrome. This nasty malad...
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Director calls 'Lovers' a more honest drama about affairsMay 18, 2017 6:00 am - Why 'Lovers' director bans cellphones on set Writer/director Azazel Jacobs' "The Lovers" provides sharp, poignant insights into why both members of a middle-aged married...