Dann Gire
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Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' goes nowhereDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Sofia Coppola's low-wattage character study “Somewhere” begins with a black Ferrari roaring around on a circular track. Around. Around. Around. Around, until it comes t...
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Cast wasted in dimwitted 'Little Fockers'Dec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Forget about what's really in that holiday fruitcake. The biggest mystery of the holiday season is how three Oscar-winning actors - the greatest performers of their gen...
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'Social Network' named best film by Chicago criticsDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - That Facebook movie just keeps friending critics all over the place. The Chicago Film Critics Association found little to unlike in David Fincher's “The Social Network,”...
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Coens' 'True Grit' improves on originalDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - “True Grit,” the 1969 western that gave John Wayne his only best actor Oscar, probably ranks high on the list of motion pictures that don't ever need to be remade. Yet, ...
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By George! The making of 'King's Speech'Dec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - British filmmaker Tom Hooper directed a sports movie that too few Americans got to see, “The Damned United,” based on the true story of soccer coach Brian Clough. Hooper...
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Facebook drama notches eight Chicago Film Critics nominationsDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - David Fincher's Facebook drama “The Social Network” befriended the Chicago Film Critics Friday with eight nominations, including Best Picture, Director and Actor. “Black...
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'How Do You Know' it's not a sitcom?Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - When it comes to sharp and snappy dialogue between two people in a struggling relationship, James L. Brooks is the master. He was the “As Good As It Gets” writer who gav...
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Well-acted 'Fighter' goes the distanceDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - David O. Russell's energized domestic drama “The Fighter” would be more accurately titled “The Fighters,” because it's not really about a single pugilist, but an entire ...
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'King's Speech' a rich, royal treatDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Tom Hooper's “The King's Speech” is about many things, but mostly it's about an insecure man who racks up the courage to put aside his pride to simply ask another man fo...
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'TRON' sequel battles lame plotDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - You'd think the makers of the sequel to the 1982 science-fiction thriller “TRON” would have upgraded the script and characters as much they improved the CGI effects. Not...