Dann Gire
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Plenty of scares on shoestring budgetMay 03, 2011 2:00 am - “Rammbock: Berlin Undead” parlays the standard virus-infected cannibal mutant horror film into an effective, atmospheric tale of claustrophobic paranoia as two men strug...
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Dann in reel life: 'Stake Land' chilling, thrilling and sadApr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: ‘Stake Land' Jim Mickle's low-budget “Stake Land” supplies all the suspense, chills and gory violence we expect in a vampire Armageddon movie. But...
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Hinsdale teen living the dream in Disney's 'Prom'Apr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - You know that button people are always talking about being so cute? Danielle Campbell of Hinsdale is cuter than that. She's 16, a sophomore in high school, and a movie s...
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Fourth 'Fast and Furious' sequel a wild rideApr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Justin Lin's “Fast Five” — his third directorial contribution to the “Fast and Furious ” franchise — is easy, breezy, bloodlessly violent comic-book fun. In fact, if you...
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Disney's 'Prom' not all that memorableApr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - From Joe Nussbaum, the director who gave us the clever cult film short “George Lucas in Love,” comes one of the least clever, culty motion pictures to come out of the Wa...
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Dann in reel life: Pitching for a documentaryApr 22, 2011 2:00 am - Reel Life review: ‘POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold' “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold” is even more “meta” than “Scream 4” ...
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Lukewarm 'Water' trudges along at plodding paceApr 21, 2011 2:00 am - “Water for Elephants” could use an elephant hook to prod it along a little quicker, and some emotional fireworks to bring some burning desires to the main characters. Af...
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Lives of wild felines exposed in 'Cats'Apr 19, 2011 11:00 pm - I sat in awe of what my eyes beheld. There on the river bank stood a mighty male lion defending his pride from an aggressive crocodile attempting to interrupt their dinn...
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Burt Reynolds reflects on career before movie festival in Naperville, WoodridgeApr 15, 2011 12:00 am - In advance of his visit to the suburbs, I played Five Questions With Burt Reynolds, the Hollywood superstar who burned up the box office with his wisecracking, cocky p...
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Dann in reel life: Redford's 'Conspirator' plods alongApr 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Reel Life review: 'The Conspirator' Had Oliver Stone directed the Lincoln assassination drama "The Conspirator," historical accuracy might have suffered in the service ...