Dann Gire
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Pair from suburbs make '30 for 30' documentary about 1988 Notre Dame-Miami gameNov 29, 2016 4:00 am - It's considered one of the greatest college football games of all time - the 1988 national championship between Notre Dame and the University of Miami. The media framed ...
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May the Force guide you to the best holiday movies this seasonNov 24, 2016 6:30 am - Call them what you want: Oscar bait. Holiday treats. An apology for a lackluster summer and fall. The holiday movies have arrived! So, what can we look forward to? • No....
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'Spartacus,' 'Star Trek,' musicals on upcoming movie menuNov 24, 2016 5:00 am - Happy 100th, Kirk! Hollywood superstar Kirk Douglas turns 100 on Dec. 9. To commemorate this milestone, Matthew Hoffman's Park Ridge Classic Film series will present the...
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Casey Affleck boosts grief-saturated 'Manchester by the Sea'Nov 24, 2016 5:00 am - One of the first truths you learn in journalism is that everyone has a story; there can be much more to people than meets the eyes. In Kenneth Lonergan's restrained, gri...
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West Chicago native helps animated 'Moana' set sailNov 21, 2016 12:00 am - If you appreciate how realistic the animated water looks in Walt Disney's new musical "Moana," you can thank former West Chicago kid Sean Palmer. A little bit, anyway. T...
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'Moana' a lushly visualized Walt Disney musical adventureNov 20, 2016 10:00 pm - Just when you think Walt Disney's animators couldn't possibly match 2016's earlier imaginative trip to the fantastic "Zootopia," now comes "Moana," a contemporary musica...
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Harsh comic edge gives 'Seventeen' adolescent honestyNov 17, 2016 5:00 am - "There are two types of people in life," high school junior Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld) observes. "The people who naturally excel at life. And the people who hope all thos...
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Ang Lee's problematic 'Billy Lynn's' still radiates wow!Nov 17, 2016 5:00 am - Groundbreaking cinematic technology provides the chief raison d'être for Ang Lee's pro-soldier/anti-war, character study/combat movie "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk." ...
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DuPage County filmmaker's tale follows rural black teens over 7 yearsNov 15, 2016 4:20 am - "I always tell my students," DuPage County native Margaret Byrne said, "if I can do it, you can do it." Byrne did it. She made her new documentary, "Raising Bertie," whi...
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'Fantastic' visuals dominate overlong 'Potter' prequelNov 14, 2016 10:00 pm - Consider “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” to be Harry Potter Lite, artificially sweetened with fewer dramatic calories to burn. Hardcore Harry Potter fans shoul...