Dann Gire
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Dann in reel life: Awesome moratoriumFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Here's a sampling of dialogue from several current movies. See if you can pick out the common denominator: “You'll do awesome!” — an airline attendant in “Cedar Rapids.”...
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Lake Forest College grad debuts filmFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Lake Forest College graduate Matt Helderman is premiering his first feature film, “The Alumni Chapter,” at 8 p.m. today at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., C...
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Teen angst well-played in 'Number Four'Feb 16, 2011 10:00 pm - It's not easy being teen. Especially if you're also an extraterrestrial humanoid who has klieg lights in your palms and possesses Harry Potter-like powers to move object...
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Furious action propels 'The Eagle'Feb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - I know it sounds crazy, but I wanted to see what the two main characters in the ancient Roman adventure “The Eagle” were going to do after the movie instead of watching ...
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'Gnomeo & Juliet' no garden variety 3-D comedyFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - This is not your garden variety, animated 3-D Shakespearean knock-off. “Gnomeo & Juliet” may sound like a cheesy kids' movie, but it quickly establishes itself as a deli...
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'Just Go With It' a crass messFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - To understand how brain-numbing and manipulative this insufferably crass and icky rom-com is, some cinematic genealogy would be in order. “Just Go With It” is a remake o...
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Dann in reel life: Another shock spoiledFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - “The Roommate” triumphed at the box office last weekend, but that was before anyone knew how boring and ridiculous this tale of a psycho college roommate was. Even worse...
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Movie guide: What's in theaters Feb. 4 - 10Feb 02, 2011 10:00 pm - KEY: Four stars: superior. Three stars: good. Two stars: average. One star: poor. D (drug use), L (language), N (nudity), S (sexual situations, references), V (violence)...
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Dann in reel life: 10 snow-filled filmsFeb 01, 2011 10:00 pm - 10 best snow job films What? You just can't get enough snow? You came to the right column. Here are 10 of the snowiest motion pictures ever made, in ascending order...
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Dann in reel life: Hef and the HornetJan 27, 2011 10:00 pm - Earlier this week, novelist/film historian Raymond Benson (my partner-in-crime for Dann and Raymond's Movie Club) received an invitation to screen the new “Green Hornet”...