Dann Gire
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On the big screen this weekendMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Everlasting Moments' Undermined by an intrusive, superfluous voice-over narration, Swedish director Jan Troells' sumptuously photographed, impeccably detailed historica...
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'Brothers' a personal tale of siblings in battleMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Jake Rademacher's Iraq war film "Brothers At War" is less about "finding the heart of the American soldier" as one observer phrases it, than a personal documentary explo...
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Obvious, uninspired immigration drama tries to emulate Oscar winnerMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Crossing Over" sounds like the title for a movie about people dying and going to heaven. In a way, it perfectly fits Wayne Kramer's ensemble U.S. immigration drama. Peo...
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'Race' a chase to save face for the human raceMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It only seems proper that during the week that we get an updated remake of one of the most depraved horror films ever made ("Last House on the Left") we also get an upda...
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'Last House' offers no shelter from the savageryMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Dennis Iliadis' remake of the outlaw horror film "Last House on the Left" panders to our bloodlust with gleeful abandon, manipulating us into cheering for acts of graphi...
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Palminteri brings his 'Bronx Tale' to townMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Actor Chazz Palminteri grew up in the Bronx. He had such a rich childhood experience that he later wrote a 1989 one-man off-Broadway show "A Bronx Tale," in which he pla...
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'Watchmen' captures look of cult graphic novel, but not its soulMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Darker than "The Dark Knight," steelier than "Ironman," Zack Snyder's grim doomsday drama "Watchmen" finally arrives on the silver screen with the visuals and existentia...
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Heartfelt 'The Black Balloon' at Century CentreMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Fifteen-year-old Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) dies an embarrassed teen's death every day at his Australian high school. His very pregnant mom (Toni Collette) is about to pop....
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Indy flicks in Lake Co., Kubrick discussionFeb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Lake County filmfest 6 Local independent movie productions highlight the Sixth Annual Lake County Film Festival, including "Never Have I Ever," directed by John Leggett....
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'Slumdog' is top dog at the Oscars; Ledger gets posthumous awardFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - "Slumdog" had its day at the 81st Academy Awards show Sunday night, winning eight of its 10 nominations to become Oscar's top dog by taking best director and best pictur...