Dann Gire
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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,...
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Three films to see this weekendFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - 'The Class' This restrained, penetrating drama should be required viewing for all education majors. An optimistic teacher (teacher/novelist Francois Marin) has his patie...
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'Star Wars' road trip comedy 'Fanboys' succumbs to Lucas-itisFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Pretty much everyone in the civilized world knows that the greatest fumble in the history of film took place when George Lucas followed up his classic "Star Wars" trilog...
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Creepy 3D stop-motion animation highlights fantasy turned nightmareFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Most people probably think that Disney's renegade animator Tim Burton directed the dark 1993 classic "The Nightmare Before Christmas," even though Henry Selick received ...
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'Not That Into You' offers real insights into singles sceneFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - As the father of two unmarried twentysomething daughters, I only wish that this insightful, not-always romantic comedy had been released a few years ago so its comic exa...
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Martin mars comically challenged 'Pink Panther' sequelFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Movie trailers are notorious for ruining comedies by revealing all the really funny parts. So what happens when a comedy doesn't have any really funny parts? You get "Th...
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'Push' pulls off paranormal mess of bad actingFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - "Push" thinks we're really stupid. How stupid? It replays snippets from the opening sequence three times to make sure we haven't forgotten something that we just saw 30 ...
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Ralphie directs a movie! And it's in Buffalo GroveFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Peter Billingsley visited Buffalo Grove for several hours on Monday. Nobody noticed. But that's OK, because he didn't really want to be noticed, and besides, 25 years ha...