Dann Gire
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'Free State of Jones' slogs through tale of Confederate revoltJun 23, 2016 6:00 am - In Gary Ross' longer-than-the-Civil-War Civil War epic “Free State of Jones,” Matthew McConaughey portrays Mississippi farmer Newton Knight, a Confederate-deserter-turne...
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'Neon Demon' a strange, stylish horror filmJun 23, 2016 6:00 am - In Nicolas Winding Refn's strange and stylized horror tale "The Neon Demon," bludgeoning metaphors become even deadlier than the jealous rivalries that ferment inside L....
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First acting, then teaching, and now 'This' for Western Springs nativeJun 21, 2016 5:00 am - Carl Menninger grew up in Western Springs, worked in Chicago theater for several years and never thought for a moment that one day he would write books, become a college...
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Johnson, Hart create comic fireworks in 'Central Intelligence'Jun 16, 2016 5:45 am - The emotional scars and false hopes of high school turn out to be the real stars of the buddy action comedy "Central Intelligence." Even though Rawson Marshall Thurber's...
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'De Palma' an insightful doc into a master filmmakerJun 16, 2016 5:15 am - The documentary "De Palma" runs a respectable 107 minutes, but I suspect if co-directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow had doubled the time, they could easily have fill...
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'Finding Dory' a fun if watered-down 'Nemo' sequelJun 14, 2016 11:45 am - Thirteen years ago in the critically lauded, box office smash "Finding Nemo," Ellen DeGeneres' forgetful blue tang fish Dory became an instantly beloved supporting chara...
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Aurora 12-year-old gives voice to Nemo in 'Finding Dory'Jun 14, 2016 1:00 am - Hayden Rolence stands triumphantly in a giant window at Chicago's The James Hotel, his arms outstretched as if to give the entire world a big hug. “I'm not going to stan...
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Japanfest a celebration of culture, music, art, food movies and bonsai treesJun 11, 2016 1:00 am - Some Americans might merely think of Japan as the land of Mount Fuji, sushi, Godzilla and the Seven Samurai. It's much more, as evidenced by Saturday's Japanfest, a full...
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Reel life: There was much rejoicing for 40 years of 'Holy Grail'Jun 10, 2016 5:00 am - • I've never heard of a “Sing-Along Quote-Along” movie celebration before, but the After Hours Film Society will throw one for the 40th anniversary of the cult comedy “M...
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'See Me 2' suffers from bad case of sequel deja viewJun 09, 2016 5:00 am - "Now You See Me 2" suffers from the same problem as its slick 2013 original high-tech Robin Hood adventure: Even after the heroes explain their most elaborate and comple...