Dann Gire
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'Jumping the Broom' a cautionary tale for womenMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - “Jumping the Broom” violates the first two rules of romantic comedies: It isn't all that funny and it's not a booster for happily-ever-after true romance. That's because...
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Something's missing from 'Something Borrowed'May 04, 2011 11:00 pm - If only Rachel had listened to the lyrics of John Mayer's “Say” (“Say what you need to say”) a few times. If so, she could have avoided all the conflict, hurt and guilt ...
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Jodie Foster on making 'The Beaver' and trusting MelMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Time to play Five Questions with Jodie Foster, the star and director of “The Beaver,” an edgy, daring drama about a suicidal family man (the controversial Mel Gibson) wh...
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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...