Dann Gire
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A little bit of job advice, courtesy of two 'Twilight' starsJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - 'Twilight' job advice? Attention college grads! Today's job advice column is just for you, especially if you're worried that you won't find employment in your...
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'Knight and Day' delivers lots of speed, little substanceJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - If you took all the breathtaking stunts and wild chase sequences in "Knight and Day" and pressed them together so tight that they squeezed everything else out, you'd sti...
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Granik's 'Winter's Bone' quietly captivatingJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Debra Granik's superbly directed, acely acted atmospheric drama "Winter's Bone" works like a gritty backwoods police procedural -- without the police. It's a superior wo...
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Praise for original 'Toy Story 3' rife with off-the-peg clichésJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The anxiously awaited sequel "Toy Story 3" is a movie that probably doesn't need an avalanche of publicity to become a commercial hit. Yet, Walt Disney's marketing depar...
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What the 'Hex'? 'Jonah' cursed with being plain awfulJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I know it's only June, but it's never too soon to start taking bets on the worst movie of 2010. Which brings us directly to the leading contender so far, Jimmy Hayward's...
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'Kings of the Evening' offers sanitized view of DepressionJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Andrew P. Jones' period drama "Kings of the Evening" believes in the basic goodness of people - black and white - along with second chances and respect for human dignity...
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'Toy Story 3' simply first rateJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I realize that only baby boomers might get this reference, but "Toy Story 3" features a horrific, white-knuckle survival sequence that packs as much raw power as the sin...
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Joan Cusack finds her inner cowgirl again for 'Toy Story 3'Jun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I caught up with Joan Cusack at Chicago's Disney Store on Michigan Avenue where the Oscar-nominated Chicago actress helped launch the new limited edition of Jessie the Y...
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Pity the fool who takes 'A-Team' romp too seriouslyJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - "The A-Team" doesn't just kill. It overkills. In a good way. Sometimes. As directed and cowritten by Joe Carnahan, maker of the unlikeably nasty and stylistically choked...
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Dann chats with 'Splice' director Vincenzo NataliJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Director a splice of life Detroit-born Vincenzo Natali has directed four features so far, the last one being "Splice," a science-fiction thriller that opens today. The f...