Dann Gire
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'Going the Distance' proves not all can follow the Judd Apatow formulaSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Erin and Garrett have been separated for too long while working in different cities, so they decide to indulge in some phone sex. But after thrashing out the embellished...
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Over-the-top 'Machete' cuts through grindhouse conventionsSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - "Machete" is a deliriously daffy tribute to the over-the-top, 1970s grindhouse features flooded with excessive nudity, sex, violence and hilarious tough-guy dialogue. It...
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Interesting minutia drags down fatalistic 'American'Aug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Anton Corbijn's contemplative espionage drama "The American" marks a throwback to the existentialist spy movies of the 1960s flavored with a touch of European cinema. Th...
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Cross-country trek a lesson in fear for 'Exorcism' directorAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Daniel Stamm's new movie "The Last Exorcism" opens in theaters this weekend. It's a horror tale about the Rev. Cotton Marcus, who confronts what may be a genuine case of...
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'Piranha' problems: Studio tipped ending, MPAA botched ratingAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Piranha's fishy ending If you saw the new comic horror thriller "Piranha 3-D" as I did last weekend, you were probably as bummed as I when the shockeroo ending ca...
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'Takers' take all right, but give nothing in returnAug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - "Takers" ranks as one of the most pretentious, ill-conceived and badly botched heist movies ever made. "We're takers!" shouts Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), leader of a b...
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Director hunts for authenticity in 'Animal Kingdom'Aug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - David Michod is unknown to American audiences, but he's the director of a terrific new crime movie made in Australia. It's titled "Animal Kingdom." The story concerns a ...
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'Untouchables' tops Chicago-made moviesAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Dann: Raymond! I was walking to the Lake Street Screening Room in Chicago when I noticed a Wabash parking garage heaped with twisted, smashed cars and huge chunks of bro...
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Con-man minister seeks redemption in 'Last Exorcism'Aug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Frankly, I am getting really weary of horror movies mounted as first-person pseudo-documentaries shot with nausea-inducing hand-held cameras. Still, if there absolutely ...
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Winning cast sells comic 'Lottery Ticket'Aug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Winning the lottery is one surefire way of getting ahead in the world without displaying a lick of talent, brains or hard work. That's why it's a favorite fantasy of so ...