Dann Gire
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Reel life: Revisit 'Blade Runner' at Elk Grove TheatreSep 03, 2015 5:45 am - Film critics notebook: • The Chicago Film Critics Association presents Ridley Scott's genre-defining tale of future gasp, “Blade Runner,” at 1 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, S...
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'Chloe & Theo' full of heart, but it still feels falseSep 03, 2015 5:15 am - Every element in Ezna Sands' overly earnest and simplistic drama "Chloe & Theo" feels false and calculated, right down to its preachy Inuit Christ-figure and its tough N...
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'Rosenwald' doc will reaffirm your faith in the American dreamSep 03, 2015 5:00 am - The superbly wrought documentary "Rosenwald" should be mandatory viewing for all Illinois residents, especially Chicagoans. It's the only documentary I've ever seen that...
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'Transporter' reboot comes down with a case of the stupidsSep 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Near the end of Camille Delamarre's IQ-challenged reboot of Luc Besson's "Transporter" franchise, a villain takes four bullets in the chest, then inexplicably transforms...
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Gire: Redford, Nolte team up for witty 'Walk'Sep 01, 2015 5:30 pm - "A Walk in the Woods" puts two old guys on a quest to hike the 2,118-mile Appalachian Trail, an adventure that lapses into a character-driven sitcom of Homer's "The Odys...
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Curses! Downers South grad not happy with movie version of his bookAug 31, 2015 1:00 am - In the new movie "The Curse of Downers Grove" - being released Tuesday on Blu-ray, DVD and video on demand - a student at Downers Grove High School tragically falls to h...
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Horror master Wes Craven: From Wheaton College to Freddy KruegerAug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Looking back over the horror movie career of the late Wes Craven, I would come to an obvious conclusion that he made excellent use of his English and psychology degrees ...
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Hot actors give each other cold shoulder in 'Learning to Drive'Aug 28, 2015 5:30 am - Actors Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson have made three movies together and become good friends. But they gave each other the cold treatment on the set of their new co...
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Tame 'Zipper' never really closes the dealAug 27, 2015 6:15 am - Mini-review: 'Zipper' In light of the massive Ashley Madison "Affairs-R-Us" hacking scandal, the extramarital dalliances of a sex-addicted rising political star in Mora ...
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Gire: Tomlin dominates smart, tart 'Grandma'Aug 27, 2015 6:00 am - When an actor's character and performance dominate an entire motion picture as Lily Tomlin's Elle does in Paul Weitz's comic family drama "Grandma," the supporting playe...