Dann Gire
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Reel life: Readers revisit 'Star Wars' I-VIDec 18, 2015 4:55 am - 'Force'd to comment Dear Dann: After re-watching the six "Star Wars" films to prepare for the new movie, I think that episodes I, II and III were given a bad rap. "...
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Alviiiiin! Your movie stinksDec 17, 2015 5:00 am - "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip" would be best described as kiddie film fast-food contaminated with intellectual botulism and narrative salmonella. The first big...
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'Flowers' a dramatic look at how people copeDec 17, 2015 4:30 am - The three women in this drama are brought together by death and share a floral arrangement of isolation and sadness. In "Flowers," Jon Garano's and Jose Mari Goenaga's d...
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Suburban fans feel 'The Force Awakens'Dec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Chris Zimmerman said it best. “I'm super excited!” the 26-year-old South Elgin man shouted in the lobby of AMC Streets of Woodfield theaters in Schaumburg. The first sho...
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Review: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' returns to its rootsDec 16, 2015 1:00 am - It doesn't quite make up for nine long years devoted to four excruciatingly disappointing prequels. But it's an excellent start. "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awak...
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' wins best picture from Chicago Film CriticsDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - The Chicago Film Critics Association has named "Mad Max: Fury Road" best picture of 2015. The long-awaited continuation of George Miller's post-apocalyptic action saga (...
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' leads Chicago film critics nomineesDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - Mad Max has no reason to be angry with the Chicago Film Critics Association. Its members Monday gave George Miller's science fiction thriller "Mad Max: Fury Road" seven ...
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Gire: Will the right 'Force' awaken in new 'Star Wars'?Dec 13, 2015 6:00 am - For "The Force Awakens" to recapture the magic of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, it must embrace the key ingredient that made the first three movies an international,...
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Gire: All 'Star Wars,' all the timeDec 11, 2015 5:00 am - Nothing but 'Star Wars'! Why did the first "Star Wars" trilogy work for everyone around the world, but the second trilogy fell flat? I'll tell you the secret ingred...
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Leisurely paced 'Youth' takes patienceDec 10, 2015 5:00 am - Paolo Sorrentino's handsomely mounted, leisurely paced art film “Youth” works like a cinematic steam bath, surrounding us with therapeutically introspective, philosophic...