Dann Gire
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Gire: 'No Escape' scares up cheap thrills, terrorAug 26, 2015 5:30 am - It would be a mistake to assume that Owen Wilson's thriller "No Escape" aspires to be anything more than a cheesy, adrenaline-charged late summer horror movie. This viol...
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Naperville movie executive reaches for the 'Sky'Aug 24, 2015 1:00 am - The 1999 film "October Sky," starring Jake Gyllenhaal, was a hit with critics and audiences. Now, 16 years later, will audiences want to see a musical theater version o...
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Violent CIA action thriller 'Ultra' nastyAug 20, 2015 6:15 am - Crass, shallow, nasty and ugly, "American Ultra" devolves from a promising graphic-novel-like start into a hard-R-rated bloodbath just cartoony enough to stave off bolti...
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'Mistress' a glimpse into a crazy world of affection, animosityAug 20, 2015 5:45 am - Mini-review: 'Mistress America' The charm of Noah Baumbach's new comic drama "Mistress America" lies in its blissfully erratic tempo, its spontaneously fresh, machine-gu...
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Reel life: 'Mistress' cast-igates sexism, script ad-libsAug 20, 2015 5:45 am - Actress Greta Gerwig, most famous as the figurehead of the "mumblecore" film movement, has evolved into an actress-producer-writer hyphenate with filmmaker Noah Baumbach...
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'Hitman' sequel delivers '47' shades of slayAug 20, 2015 5:30 am - My guess would be that Skip Woods and Michael Finch binge-viewed "Terminator 2," "The Matrix," "Minority Report" and other genre films right before grinding out their me...
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In the mood for a movie? Check Dann Gire's guide firstAug 18, 2015 11:00 pm - As we enter the dog days of summer cinema, choices for new movie viewing experiences this weekend include ultraviolent comic-book level action films “American Ultra” and...
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Suburban 'House of Cards' star shocked by Emmy nodAug 16, 2015 11:00 pm - With no expectation of a nomination, "House of Cards" actress Rachel Brosnahan slept through the morning Emmy Award announcements. "I was expecting to check the list lat...
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'Diary of a Teenage Girl' shocking, but not for shock's sakeAug 13, 2015 5:30 am - Mini-review: 'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' Actress Marielle Heller's blisteringly honest directorial debut, "The Diary of a Teenage Girl," begins with 15-year-old Minnie...
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Reel life: Do you have a favorite 'U.N.C.L.E.' opening?Aug 13, 2015 5:00 am - Film critics notebook: • Each of the four seasons of NBC's "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." opened with a different arrangement of Jerry Goldsmith's classic spy theme. So ...