Dann Gire
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Hey filmmakers: Don't rehash classics, trashJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Dann: I have to say, Raymond, I'm dreading Michael Bay's announced remake of Roman Polanski's 1968 horror tale "Rosemary's Baby." The idea of watching Satan's spawn ...
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Old dog 'Marmaduke' needs a few new tricksJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - "Wait for it," the Great Dane tells us. "Wait - for - it!" Then he passes doggy gas on his human owners, who cough and choke on his bodily discharge. "Marmaduke" begins ...
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Stars set 'Get Him to the Greek' on right (but raunchy) roadJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - "Get Him to the Greek" is another vulgar, laugh-your-head-off adult comedy from the Judd Apatow School of Offensive Humor Redeemed by Icky Characters You Slowly Learn to...
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SciFi 'Splice' a deeply psychological horrorJun 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Right after I saw Vincenzo Natali's bizarre little science fiction film titled "Splice," I ran into fellow critic Roger Ebert and told him that after "Mommie Dearest," t...
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George Romero on making movies, monstersMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - George Romero, the filmmaker who re-created the modern horror film with his 1968 renegade black-and-white classic "Night of the Living Dead," has his fifth sequel, "Surv...
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Free screening of indie film 'Fate Twisted Simply' in PalatineMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Free 'Twisted Fate' CNGM Pictures, a group of former fellow students from Palatine's Fremd High School, will present their indie drama "Fate Twisted Simply" at 8:...
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'Sex and the City 2' not as good as the first timeMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - You. Yeah, you! If you already have plans for a girls' night out to see the new movie "Sex and the City 2," don't read this review. It's not for you. The sheer joy of se...
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Bollywood's sensational 'Kites' soars over the topMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Every frame in the bold, breakthrough Bollywood movie "Kites" looks as if it's been purloined from a heavy-breathing Victoria's Secret commercial. Bodaciously beautiful...
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What not to title your movie: 'how', 'legend', 'American', 'dawn'May 20, 2010 11:00 pm - More bad titles axed! I asked for the worst, most unimaginative movie titles ever created, and Daily Herald readers responded! Dann: All titles that begin with the word ...
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Latest 'Shrek' sequel a 3-D homage to midlife crisisMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - "Shrek Forever After," the third and supposedly final sequel in the popular fractured fairy tale franchise, still packs plenty of green entertainment power. It offers up...