Dann Gire
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Dumbed-down romantic comedy hasn't a 'Ghosts' of a chanceApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" strikes me as the kind of superficial, witless romantic comedy conceived on a dare between a director and a screenwriter during a weekend be...
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Effects, buff Jackman highlight a flawed 'Wolverine'Apr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" begins as a dark and foreboding tale of two brothers on the run, then slams into high gear as a high-energy action film before veering out of ...
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Life remains a stage for actress with MSApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - You'd think the first thing you'd notice about Linda Hari is the wheelchair. No. It's her voice, a rapturously low, raspy and sensuous sound punctuated with notes of ine...
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Nine summer movies Dann's dying to seeApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Here are the nine 2009 summer movies I'm so stoked to see, I would actually buy a ticket to watch them: 1. "Drag Me to Hell" Why? Because the great Sam Raimi finally has...
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Films this summer go a few places they haven't gone beforeApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As expected every year at this time, a big chunk of the summer movie season serves up an unimaginative mix of sequels, prequels, remakes, juvenile comedies, TV adaptatio...
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Free Earth Day films at South Barrington theaterApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - To celebrate Earth Day (and help in these economically challenged times), Gold Class Cinemas offers two environmentally themed motion pictures for the grand admission pr...
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'Informers' tells cautionary horror tale of moral abyssApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Gregor Jordan's "The Informers" is a far scarier and more monstrous horror film, I argue, than the recent remake of the heinous rape-kill-and-revenge opus "Last House on...
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Montiel 'fighting' tough, gritty - and slowApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Dito Montiel's "Fighting" is a tough and gritty urban survival tale full of sincere, low-key performances and a funky, percussive score that could have been ripped right...
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'American Violet' punches all the right buttonsApr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Tim Disney's fact-based drama "American Violet" tells a by-the-numbers formula underdog story in which the leading lady is cuter and perkier than anyone else, the villai...
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'17 again' salvaged by sincerityApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's agree right upfront that "17 Again" comes riddled with internal inconsistencies, silly and frivolous gestures, predictable twists and major debts to other better m...