Dann Gire
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Action-saturated Superman reboot a dour, humorless epic short on charm, emotionJun 11, 2013 3:00 pm - The nicest thing I can say about Michael Bay's humorless, charm-challenged Superman reboot "Man of Steel" might be, hey, terrific costumes, superb visual effects! Oops!...
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Thriller 'Purge' verges on hokeyJun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Director James DeMonaco gets sole credit for writing "The Purge," yet this derivative home-invasion thriller/political treatise/domestic horror tale bears all the signs ...
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Vaughn/Wilson chemistry optimizes comic 'Internship'Jun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Eight years have passed since Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson starred in the $200-plus million, R-rated comedy "Wedding Crashers." Good news: The electricity still crackle...
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'Violet and Daisy' clever but lacking in hit powerJun 06, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Violet and Daisy" If Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow's comically shallow BFFs from "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" worked as teenage mob a...
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Arlington Hts. native makes it big with observational comedyJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco finds a funny side to everything. Ordering a sandwich at Subway. Hearing your doorbell ring. Even turmoil within his own family. Sony TV l...
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E. Dundee gun shop has spent 2 years preparing for concealed carryJun 02, 2013 8:00 am - It’s about time. That more or less summarizes Greg Tropino’s reaction to Friday’s news that the state legislature has finally presented a court-mandated conceal-and-carr...
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Dann defends his review of 'Star Trek'May 30, 2013 6:00 am - Don't be cranky, Dann Dear Dann: Having just seen "Star Trek Into Darkness," I can hardly believe you only gave it two stars. While giving "Fast and Furious 6" two and ...
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Gimmicky 'Now You See Me' needs better tricksMay 30, 2013 5:00 am - The true magicians behind the curtain in Louis Leterrier's mystery thriller "Now You See Me" are cinematographers Larry Fong and Mitchell Amundsen. Every frame in "Now ...
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Shyamalan's 'Earth' another science-fiction thriller short on scienceMay 30, 2013 5:00 am - To understand the inherent idiocy of "After Earth," you must remember that it comes from M. Night Shyamalan. His 2002 science-fiction thriller "Signs" presented the stu...
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Suburban 'inspired madman' marches to beat of his own drumMay 28, 2013 4:45 am - Seven-time Grammy Award winner and Cary-Grove High School graduate Paul Wertico talks like a jazz musician. No, wait. That's not quite accurate. Wertico, an acclaimed ...