Dann Gire
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'Heir' apparently a 007 rip-off in financial disguiseNov 24, 2011 4:00 am - "Heir Apparent: Largo Winch" is a double-O joke, a guilty pleasure of an epic adventure that winks so often at its audience that its eyelids start to twitch. It summons...
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For the love of film, 'Hugo' looms largeNov 23, 2011 12:00 am - Every frame in Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" is an astonishing, three-dimensional work of art. Every frame. Not a single filmmaker on this movie had worked on a 3-D product...
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Williams' performance elevates 'Marilyn'Nov 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Only an actress bent on career suicide would take on the role of sex icon Marilyn Monroe. Or an actress as supremely cool and confident as Michelle Williams. In "My We...
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'Arthur' delivers an uplifting Christmas taleNov 22, 2011 5:00 am - Boiled down to its plot essentials, "Arthur Christmas" tells of a frantic race to get a misplaced Christmas present to a little girl in England before she wakes up on Ch...
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Muppet magic recaptured in merry reunionNov 22, 2011 5:00 am - The greatest Muppets movie ever made? By an Animal's hair: "The Muppets Take Manhattan," if for no other reason than cakes and desserts sing backup vocals in the number...
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Bartlett native goes from Spielberg's 'shadow' to filmmakerNov 22, 2011 4:00 am - Elgin High grad making own documentaries
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Holiday films a varied bag of goodiesNov 18, 2011 4:30 am - The best present in a film critic's Christmas stocking this holiday season will probably be "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." First, because it's directed by the amazi...
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Dawdling 'Dawn' a fangless messNov 17, 2011 7:00 am - Forget hearts, Bella's baby is a real bone breaker in the first half of this tepid gothic romance
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'D.I.N.K.s' poised for the win?Nov 17, 2011 5:00 am - Methinks it's 'DINKS' Robert Alaniz's independent comedy "D.I.N.K.s" - starring several Northwest suburban actors - will compete in the Best Comedy category at the Illi...
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'Descendants' a delightful comic dramaNov 16, 2011 10:00 pm - "The Descendants" is a blunt, honest drama about the inherent messiness of life, and it adroitly deals with the mess on a level of maturity and thoughtfulness that elude...