Dann Gire
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'Company Men' works hard at telling story of job lossJan 20, 2011 10:00 pm - I came out of John Wells' drama “The Company Men” not particularly bowled over by its conventional, made-for-TV visuals and its finger-pointing at how selfish and greedy...
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'Way Back' is not-so great escape dramaJan 20, 2011 10:00 pm - I don't know about you, but I'm beginning to think that if you've seen one torturously dangerous escape-from-a-Siberian-gulag movie, you've kinda seen them all. “The Way...
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Dann in reel life: 'Barney's Version' is erosion of a manJan 20, 2011 10:00 pm - The moderately engaging “Barney's Version” works almost like an old-fashioned temperance movie warning against the evils of sinful drink. Not only does the boozer main c...
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Feldman glad he could 're-bond' with Haim in timeJan 14, 2011 3:00 pm - Actor/musician Corey Feldman arrived Thursday at Chicago's Lake Street Screening Room with a small entourage of friends, publicists and a beefy bodyguard who could have ...
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Dann in reel life: 'The Illusionist' is animated poetryJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - Reel Life review: ‘The Illusionist' During the French animated “The Illusionist,” an aging magician enters a movie theater showing a wonderful inside joke. On the s...
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'Green Hornet' remake a real crimeJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - On paper, “The Green Hornet” probably looked like an inspired concept. Take the old Green Hornet premise — a smart and rich white newspaper publisher named Britt Reed go...
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Corey Feldman's in townJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Actor Corey Feldman appears at the Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville for a mini-retrospective of his movies, plus introduce a preview of his upcoming film “Operation ...
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Comedy, drama clash in Chicago-made 'Dilemma'Jan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Ron Howard's “The Dilemma” is a Chicagoan's movie. It was shot in the Windy City. It shows lots of Chicago locations. It stars Chicago actor Vince Vaughn, who grew up in...
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'Season' worst movie of 2011 — so farJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - The first thing I learned from watching Dominic Sena's “Season of the Witch” is that everyone who lived during the 14th century had perfect teeth. The second thing I lea...
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Dann in reel life: 'Blue Valentine' is painfully truthfulJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Director/co-writer Derek Cianfrance says the aptly titled “Blue Valentine” is all about the death of love, and that pretty much describes the essence of this extraordina...