Dann Gire
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'Silver Linings' characters damaged and honestNov 15, 2012 5:00 am - At first, I never would have suspected that this wacky family film filled with bubbly optimism and quirky comedy came from David O. Russell, director of the hard-hitting...
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'Karenina' stunning visually, but emotionally stiltedNov 15, 2012 5:00 am - YouTube Joe Wright's visually stunning epic #8220;Anna Karenina#8221; hardly seems like a war movie, yet within its images rages a battle between the opposing forces of ...
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Sugar Grove native stars in Amber Alert thrillerNov 13, 2012 4:30 am - Writer/director Kerry Bellessa had a nagging voice inside his head. Cast your wife as the lead, it said. His wife, Sugar Grove native Summer Bellessa, already was cop...
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'Holy Motors' is nonsensical sensory magicNov 08, 2012 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Holy Motors" Denis Lavant is a miraculously versatile and courageous actor. That might be the only thing everyone, especially critics, could ag...
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Daniel Day-Lewis' performance outshines Spielberg's direction in 'Lincoln'Nov 08, 2012 5:00 am - "Lincoln" represents the first time that a Steven Spielberg movie will be remembered not for the filmmaker's signature flair for direction, but for the astonishing, dest...
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Craig's 007 takes a fall for M and resurrects franchiseNov 07, 2012 8:00 am - "Everybody needs a hobby," James Bond says to his captor, a chilling blond cyber-terrorist named Silva. "What's yours?" Silva asks. Bond's curt reply, "Resurrection," ...
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Hollywood no 'American Horror Story' for Naperville nativeNov 06, 2012 4:30 am - If you want to catch Naperville native Matt Armstrong's latest acting job, check out the next episode of the FX channel's "American Horror Story" Wednesday night, Nov. 7...
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12 elect-ifying films for the campaign seasonNov 02, 2012 6:00 am - What? You say you just can't get enough election coverage from the news media? You want more? You're in luck, election junkies, because Hollywood has produced some humdi...
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'Details' is maybe too true to lifeNov 01, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'The Details' The parts are far more interesting than the whole in Jacob Aaron Estes' second movie, a disjointed black comedy titled "The Details...
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'Flight' a lost pilot's quest for his soulNov 01, 2012 5:00 am - Maybe you've heard the joke about the religious man who tried to escape a flood by climbing on his roof and praying for God to save him. A man with a canoe comes by and...