Dann Gire
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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...
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Haunting, beautiful 'The Lovely Bones' needs more heartJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Peter Jackson's beautiful and scary fantasy "The Lovely Bones" resonated with me on a personal level that most people won't quite understand. It's narrated by a 14-year-...
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'The Book of Eli' a little too arty, a little too triteJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - On paper, or on a computer screen, "The Book of Eli" must have looked like an irresistible synthesis of popular Hollywood genres. It's a science-fiction thriller, a samu...
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'Spy Next Door' another disappointing kiddie comedyJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Brian Levant's "The Spy Next Door" is being marketed as a family comedy, but for action movie fans, it's truly a tragedy. Jackie Chan, one of the greatest and most popul...
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Dann opens the mail bag (e-mail inbox?) for reader reactionJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - 'Up in the Air' flawed? Hi, Dann: I found your piece on possible parallels between "A Christmas Carol" and "Up in the Air" quite interesting. One of the major dif...
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Is Reitman's 'Up in the Air' a Scrooge clone?Jan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - I have seen Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air" five times now, and I've decided that the rom-com is an update of the Charles Dickens' holiday classic "Christmas Carol" with...