Dann Gire
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Why you can't buy a ticket to the Oscars - and moreFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Five questions you didn't ask about the Academy Awards, so I did: 1. Do you trust that the Oscar ballots are in good hands? Without question. L.A.-based Price Waterhouse...
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Jocks trade pigskin for plain skin in cheerleading sex comedyFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - "Fired Up" is the kind of frivolous, self-censoring PG-13 summer teen sex comedy that I, as a member of the film critics establishment, am supposed to loathe because it ...
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'He's Just Not That Into You': Sweet ending or sellout?Feb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Some of my guy friends miss the point of the new romantic comedy "He's Just Not That Into You." They're particularly irked by the scene where confirmed bachelor Ben Affl...
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Final answer on the Oscars? 'Slumdog'Feb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - For six kajillion rupees, here's the final question: What movie will win the Best Picture Oscar at Sunday night's 81st Academy Awards show? Is it: A) "Slumdog Millionair...
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Psychic predicted Oscar-nominee Davis' work with Tyler PerryFeb 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Actress Viola Davis already has a Tony Award for her work on Broadway. Now, she's up for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Mrs. Miller, a pragmatic mother of...
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'Friday the 13th' remake frighteningly predictableFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Marcus Nispel's stylistically challenged, too-faithful remake of the 1980 hit horror film "Friday the 13th" operates like a cinematic jack-in-the-box. Its shock value de...
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Was original 'Friday the 13th' the most influential film of its decade?Feb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - On the Friday afternoon of May 9, 1980, I zipped over to the Woodfield Theater No. 1 in Schaumburg to catch the first matinee showing of a horror film, "Friday the 13th....
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Gire's film freebies to serve local church missionary workFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Some people call them "freebies." My wife Peggy calls them "junk that takes up room." I prefer to call them "valuable motion picture keepsakes." For more than 20 years, ...
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'International' largely bankrupt as thrillerFeb 11, 2009 10:00 pm - In Tom Tykwer's functional yet uninspired European thriller, "The International" refers to a giant bank based in Luxembourg called the IBBC which has supplanted the mob,...
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Dann's movie swag to help local charityFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - I call it priceless motion picture artifacts. My wife calls it junk. I've been collecting "freebie" promotional items from Hollywood studios for the past 20 years. Now,...