Dann Gire
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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...
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'Transformers' sequel too much of bad thingJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - First it's numbing. Then it's numbinger. Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" launches a full-scale sensory assault on its audiences, pelting them with re...
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'Seraphine', 'Everlasting Moments' worth the ticketJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Martin Provost's exquisitely photographed drama 'Seraphine' tells the fact-based story of Seraphine Louis, a primitive painter discovered in 1912 by a German art critic ...
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Caveman comedy cries out for sharper edgeJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - All the way through Harold Ramis' new caveman comedy "Year One," I had the impression I was watching a series of pulled punches and blunted rapier thrusts, as if Ramis k...
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Gifted cast gives 'The Proposal' its polishJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - By most standards, Anne Fletcher's "The Proposal" should be a formula romantic comedy disaster. Its plot and characters exhibit an aversion to originality, especially th...
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Ramis reflects on comedy career, recent honorJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The weather was wet, but the wit dry when Harold Ramis arrived at Chicago's Music Box Theatre to show his new movie "Year One" and accept a lifetime achievement award at...