Dann Gire
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Reel life: 'Race' star talks about getting to know JesseFeb 18, 2016 5:00 am - Stephan James played John Lewis in the fact-based drama “Selma.” Now, the young Canadian actor plays legendary Olympic athlete Jesse Owens in the fact-based drama “Race,...
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Style, message the draws to animated 'Snowtime!'Feb 18, 2016 4:45 am - The visual style of the Canadian animated feature "Snowtime!" instantly snares our irises with its rusty old school buses and total rejection of straight lines. The wavy...
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Ding-dong, 'The Witch' is deadlyFeb 18, 2016 4:19 am - From the moment that Robert Eggers' elegantly nasty supernatural tale begins, we're teleported back to New England in the year 1630. We're instantly terrified. And we do...
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Q&A with director: 'Witch' inspired by 'Oz' and 'Shining'Feb 18, 2016 12:00 am - Writer/director Robert Eggers won a Best Director prize at last year's Sundance Film Festival for his first feature film, a period horror tale titled "The Witch." I tal...
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'Transparent' transgender actress bullied growing up in SchaumburgFeb 16, 2016 4:00 am - 'Transparent' star transitioned from suburban boy to Hollywood actress
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'Single' rom-com suffers from diet of spoon-fed dialogueFeb 12, 2016 4:45 am - "How to Be Single" follows the romantic exploits of four New York women grappling with relationships and self-esteem issues, but only one - Dakota Johnson's Alice - deli...
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Reel life: Dann's biggest problem with 'Brooklyn'Feb 11, 2016 5:00 am - 'Brooklyn' revisited John Crowley's drama "Brooklyn" didn't qualify for my top-10 list for 2015 movies, despite wrangling Oscar nominations for picture, actress (Saoirse...
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Filmmaker Moore embarks on global quest in 'Where to Invade'Feb 11, 2016 4:00 am - The arch premise behind Michael Moore's scattershot documentary "Where to Invade Next" puts the sartorially challenged filmmaker on a global quest to "invade" progressiv...
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'Zoolander 2' no model for how to make a comedy sequelFeb 11, 2016 4:00 am - If you hope it's possible for a movie to raise utter stupidity into an art form, get used to disappointment. Ben Stiller's 15-years-in-the-making comic sequel "Zoolander...
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'Faking It' star from Warrenville shares 'Home Alone' storiesFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - YouTube #8220;People pay me to pretend all day,#8221; she said. #8220;I make a living by doing what every child loves to do for free. That's entirely crazy!#8221; She wa...