Dann Gire
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Humorous, engaging 'Trek' reboot goes 'Beyond' with chases, fights and explosionsJul 21, 2016 10:15 am - The joys of “Star Trek Beyond” include more mano-a-alieno fights than an intergalactic WWE cage match, an interplanetary bromance between Spock and Kirk, a kung-fuing ne...
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Science fiction thriller 'Beta Test' needs tech supportJul 21, 2016 5:15 am - In the near-future science fiction thriller "Beta Test," video game wizard Max Troy (producer Larenz Tate) receives a mysterious package: a first-person shooter game in ...
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Filmmaker juggles mind-boggling conspiracy theories in 'Hillary's America'Jul 21, 2016 5:15 am - Perhaps the best way to endure Dinesh D'Souza's bumpy, off-the-rails train to Paranoia Town would be to imagine that Mel Brooks or Monty Python directed "Hillary's Ameri...
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Futuristic film 'Equals' suffers from lethargy, indifferenceJul 21, 2016 5:15 am - The one thing that Drake Doremus' cautionary, futuristic drama "Equals" never catches is its own deadly disease, Switched On Syndrome - SOS - a severe, debilitating cond...
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'Lights Out' a monster mash-up of clever innovations, horror conventionsJul 21, 2016 5:00 am - Turn the light off. You see the frightening silhouette of a crazed female brandishing Wolverine fingernails in the next room. Turn the light on. Nothing there. Turn the ...
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Gire remembers late Garry Marshall: 'I like to make people laugh'Jul 20, 2016 1:00 am - "I rose to great heights of mediocrity in many different fields." That's how TV producer/movie director Garry Marshall described his career during our first interview in...
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Readers 'pet'-rified by negative film reviewJul 14, 2016 5:00 am - My review last week detailing the skewed moral compass of "The Secret Life of Pets" filmmakers didn't fare all that well with some Daily Herald readers. I called "Pets" ...
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Well-acted domestic drama not quite 'Fantastic'Jul 14, 2016 5:00 am - The sharply crafted domestic drama "Captain Fantastic" propels home-schooling into "home-higher-education." Radical individualist dad Ben Cash (a fiercely committed Vigg...
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Who ya gonna call? Maybe not these 'Ghostbusters'Jul 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Not as clever as the 1984 “Ghostbusters.” Funnier than the 1989 sequel. Paul Feig's bold female reboot of the beloved Ivan Reitman comedy qualifies as a disappointment a...
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'Incredibly hyper' Crystal Lake native loves casting movies, TVJul 12, 2016 5:00 am - Growing up in Crystal Lake, Brittani Smith knew what she wanted to do with her life. Become a casting director. You know, the person who finds the right actors and match...