Dann Gire
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Chicago-shot 'Drunkboat' a pretentious messJul 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Reel Life mini-review: 'Drunkboat' Bob Meyer's quirky, locally produced, star-packed domestic drama "Drunkboat" has been trying to dock at local theaters for two years ...
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Radio DJ reinvents himself as 'Boss' actorJul 10, 2012 5:30 am - On "Boss," the acclaimed Starz show starring Kelsey Grammer as a fictional Chicago mayor, Park Ridge actor Doug James plays the scariest kind of sociopath - the one who ...
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'Beasts' an impressive work of imagination that plays like a documentaryJul 05, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Benh Zeitlin's imaginative feature debut “Beasts of the Southern Wild” creates an entire world out of muck, wat...
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'Savages' a return to Oliver Stone's violent sideJul 05, 2012 6:00 am - "Just because I'm telling you this story doesn't mean I'm alive at the end of it," O tells us at the beginning of Oliver Stone's chaotic, violent and sexy drug cartel th...
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Inspirational 'Part of Me' much more than a routine concert movieJul 04, 2012 6:00 am - Think this is just another concert movie about a pop diva? Not even close. "Katy Perry: Part of Me" could be the world's most entertaining motivational speech, an optim...
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Dann Gire meets Griffith in airport lineJul 03, 2012 1:09 pm - During the late 90s, I was standing in line to board an American Airlines jet at Los Angeles International Airport when a tall guy in front of me caught my eye. There wa...
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'Spider-Man' a truly amazing franchise rebootJun 29, 2012 2:00 pm - Sam Raimi's “Spider-Man 2” still reigns as the supreme Spider-Man movie adventure, but Marc Webb's energized reboot “The Amazing Spider-Man” has its own set of attractiv...
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'I Heart Shakey' a glorified made-for-TV projectJun 29, 2012 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'I Heart Shakey' "I Heart Shakey" is a real heartbreaker for me to review because it was obviously made with lots of love by talented Northwest s...
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Smart, sensitive 'Magic Mike' more than just eye candyJun 28, 2012 6:00 am - The only thing more ripped than their clothes are their chests. The strippers at the Xquisite All-Male Review in Tampa know what their shocked and screaming female cust...
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Woody Allen's love-Italian-style romance lacks magicJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - Woody Allen's erratic romantic comedy "To Rome With Love" covers familiar Allen territory: intertwined stories dealing with the folly of romance, the pursuit of dreams a...