Dann Gire
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Dull script, bland characters curse 'The Wolfman'Feb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Here's a supposedly scary movie that thinks ripped body parts, spraying blood, video-game-quality CGI werewolves, false scares and Anthony Hopkins are frightening enough...
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Stupidity strikes down 'Lightning Thief'Feb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Somebody stole Zeus' lightning bolt, and if the king of the gods doesn't get it back in 10 days, he'll destroy the world. What? Over a stupid lightning bolt? Who stole i...
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'Dear John' deals romance a dose of realityFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Romance movies like Lasse Hallstrom's "Dear John" will either make you swoon with affection for its war-crossed lovers, or break out in hives as it knocks down testoster...
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Plummer, Mirren deserving of Oscar nodsFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren both properly earned Academy Award nominations for their performances in Michael Hoffman's Oscar-baiting domestic drama "The Last St...
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'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' lead Oscar nominationsFeb 01, 2010 10:00 pm - It might be premature to predict what the winner of the 2009 Academy Award for best director will say during an acceptance speech, but don't be surprised if it goes some...
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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." ...