Dann Gire
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'The Girl From Monaco' simply despicableJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - 'The Girl From Monaco' I truly hated this despicable piece of French misogyny. A straight-laced middle-aged attorney (Fabrice Luchini) gets his conservative world rocke...
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Vardalos' 'Valentine's Day' a big, fat disappointmentJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Ever since her 2002 sleeper romance "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" struck box office gold, screenwriter/actress Nia Vardalos has practically made a side career out of squand...
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Hey, Paramount: 'Transformers' critics didn't screw upJul 01, 2009 11:00 pm - If film critics were designed to be mere consumer advisers, then we really screwed up by kicking the lug nuts out of Michael Bay's screechy, populist piece of pandering ...
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Third 'Ice Age' suffers from sitcom syndromeJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Even the comic escapades of Scrat, the ratty, nut-obsessed squirrel, are wearing thin, just like the ice in "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs." "Dawn" brings back those l...
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Perfectly cast 'Public Enemies' hits its markJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Raging machine-gun battles - explosions of flame and thunder followed by the gentle tinkle of falling brass cartridges - provide the excitement in "Public Enemies," but ...
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Local extras get a bang out of 'Public Enemies' rolesJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - When you go to see Johnny Depp's new gangster movie "Public Enemies" - and what Chicagoland filmgoer would miss it? - keep a sharp lookout for the news photographer at t...
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Indie openings: 'Jerichow', 'Break-Up Date', 'Under Our Skin'Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Jerichow' Jame M. Cain's classic novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice" gets a noirish update from German writer/director Christian Petzold. Cain's twisted triangle now...
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'My Sister's Keeper' high on the weepie scaleJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Moviegoers who enjoy a good cathartic release watching films about children afflicted with cancer will get their money's worth in Nick Cassavetes' glorified Lifetime Cha...
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Woody Allen's 'Whatever Works' smart but breezyJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Woody Allen's main character in "Whatever Works" rants directly into the camera, breaking the "Fourth Wall" of theater, but not much new ground. Still, the smart, breezy...
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'Stoning of Soraya M.' tells shocking, true taleJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Colorado-born director Cyrus Nowrasteh takes a huge storytelling risk in his bold and controversial "The Stoning of Soraya M." During the scene that we are dreading to s...