Dann Gire
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'Stoker' is provocative, disturbing and powerfulFeb 28, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Stoker" The slightly perverse domestic psychological thriller "Stoker" comes from South Korean director Chan-wook Park, someone who possesses no...
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'Jack the Giant Slayer' gives tale a CGI action makeoverFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - For a movie all about the magic of storytelling, "Jack the Giant Slayer" doesn't conjure up much of it. Bryan Singer's action fantasy overdoses on cheesy computer anima...
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Inane '21 and Over' like a bad hangoverFeb 27, 2013 10:00 pm - Let's start with the originality and cleverness of the screenplay from co-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, shall we? Miles Teller plays Miller, an obnoxious, overbe...
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Argonne scientist moonlights as 'Breaking Bad' actorFeb 25, 2013 10:00 pm - He's spent years contributing to important, high-level science projects - helping make nuclear power safer and improving the durability of energy products. Yet, what's ...
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Suburban Oscar ties to 'Snow White,' 'Lincoln' and moreFeb 23, 2013 10:00 pm - Andy Arnett knew he and his team of animators had accomplished something special when their bosses saw a close-up shot of a white stag in “Snow White and the Huntsman” —...
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'The Gatekeepers' a riveting documentaryFeb 21, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'The Gatekeepers' Dror Moreh's amazing, insightful documentary "The Gatekeepers" interviews six former directors of the Shin Bet, Israel's secret...
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Dull direction, killer cliches take down fact-inspired 'Snitch'Feb 21, 2013 4:00 am - “Snitch” shows just how far a loving father will go to free his quasi-innocent son from the slammer where he has been sentenced to 10 years. This thriller — allegedly “i...
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WWE announcer started as admiring Buffalo Grove fanFeb 19, 2013 4:00 am - During the last WrestleMania, WWE announcer Justin Roberts looked out at the arena filled with about 80,000 cheering fans, then over at world champion wrestler CM Punk. ...
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Few sparks in Sparks' safe domestic drama 'Haven'Feb 14, 2013 9:00 am - Let's start with the title, shall we? "Haven" means "a safe place." So "Safe Haven," the title of Nicholas Sparks' novel upon which this movie is based, actually means ...
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Fourth 'Die Hard' sequel a boorish battery of the sensesFeb 14, 2013 5:00 am - I felt a little bit conned by 20th Century Fox when I drove all the way into Chicago to see John McTiernan's new action movie "Die Hard," only to find out that I would b...