Dann Gire
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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...
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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...