Dann Gire
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'Covenant' returns 'Alien' franchise to pure sci-fi horror originsMay 17, 2017 8:00 am - In a perfect universe, Ridley Scott's “Alien: Covenant” would have been an ideal follow-up to his genre-shattering 1979 thriller “Alien,” a seminal science-fiction monst...
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Stevenson alum travels the world on 'Trip Testers'May 16, 2017 5:30 am - Being from the suburbs has its perks, as Jason Kessler, co-host of Travel Channel's "Trip Testers," can attest. Three days after graduating from Northwestern University,...
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Summer movies play it safe with sequels, prequels and remakesMay 14, 2017 7:00 am - Every summer comes with a glut of what Hollywood studios judge to be commercially “safe” projects, including remakes, sequels, prequels, plus features based on TV shows,...
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Theatrical artifice shoots down realism in war drama 'The Wall'May 11, 2017 6:00 am - The Iraqi school-teacher-turned-sniper in Doug Liman's military suspense-thriller “The Wall” hates American soldiers so much, he concocts a cruel and unusual method for ...
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'Legend' a frenetically edited slog through King Arthur's sagaMay 11, 2017 6:00 am - In Guy Ritchie's dark and soulless comic action tale “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,” the once-and-future king, played by a stoically self-centered Charlie Hunnam, wi...
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James Bond's fifth film gets 50th anniversary salute in Park RidgeMay 11, 2017 6:00 am - 007 classic celebrates 50 years The 50th anniversary of the last good Sean Connery 007 thriller, "You Only Live Twice," gets a celebration from the Pickwick Theatre Clas...
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Schumer, Hawn battle bad guys and each other in randy 'Snatched'May 10, 2017 11:00 am - Need a movie recommendation for Mother's Day weekend? "Snatched." See? The title is already naughty and funny, and the movie that follows it is even naughtier and funni...
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Actors, directors fete 5 years of Chicago Critics Film FestMay 08, 2017 6:00 am - Five years! My, how quickly time folds in on itself! I can't believe the Chicago Critics Film Festival will be turning 5 on Friday, May 12, when it opens for a week's ru...
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Elgin grad gets Spielberg support for 1982 political massacre documentaryMay 04, 2017 6:00 am - Spielberg backs Elgin grad's disturbing doc Not many former Barlett residents and Elgin High School grads can say Steven Spielberg served as the executive producer on th...
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'Art of Life' an insightful look at genesis of filmmaker David LynchMay 04, 2017 6:00 am - Jon Nguyen's biographical documentary does something strange, which shouldn't be a surprise given that his subject is the popular and disturbingly surrealistic filmmaker...