Dann Gire
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Dann pegs 'Avatar,' 'Hurt Locker' as best bets for the final Oscar cutJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - If things go down as I suspect they will at the 82nd annual Oscar nominations announcement Tuesday morning, it'll be a battle of the ex-spouses as James Cameron's scienc...
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Winfield pastor files lawsuit against accuser in 2006 abuse caseJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The attorney for a Winfield pastor accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy said Saturday that a Cook County lawsuit filed Friday is not about greed, but clearing the a...
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Amateurish acting bogs down irritating 'Rome'Jan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Just when I thought romantic comedies couldn't possibly go lower on the quality barometer than last month's behemoth baddie, "Did You Hear About the Morgans?," along com...
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'Edge of Darkness' a brooding throwback to classic film noirJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - "Edge of Darkness" is directed by Martin Campbell, who gave us the greatest James Bond movie of the past 30 years, "Casino Royale." But his newest movie isn't your stand...
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Peter Fonda making appearances in Naperville, WoodridgeJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Peter Fonda used to get really, really, really mad when someone asked him if he smoked real marijuana during his scenes in the 1969 counterculture classic "Easy Rider." ...
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Confronting Ford: Will Dann go to 'Extraordinary Measures' to get truth?Jan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - In 1982, I vowed I would never interview Harrison Ford again. That vow stood for 28 years. Every time the Chicago-born actor returned to the Windy City to promote his la...
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Shortcomings abound in apocalyptic horror tale 'Legion'Jan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Five things I learned about God and angels from watching Scott Stewart's apocalyptic horror tale "Legion:" 1. God may demand obedience from angels, but secretly loves th...
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If only 'Tooth Fairy' hurt less than a root canalJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Look, I'd be willing to pull out all of my teeth and place them under my pillow if I could only, instead of a few measly dollars, retrieve the 101 minutes of my life I l...
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Lack of passion makes medical drama less than 'Extraordinary'Jan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Tom Vaughn's passionless "Extraordinary Measures" comes extraordinarily close to becoming a smart expose on the roles that corporate politics and old-fashioned capitalis...
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Maybe the review of 'Lovely Bones' was muddledJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - 'Muddled' review? Dann: Most times when home, after taking the risk of being disappointed by a movie based on a great novel, I say, "Dann's sharpshooting critique...