Dann Gire
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Two Chicago filmmakers join forces to create 'Defiance'Jan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't ask Edward Zwick to direct the next Spider-man sequel. Or Batman or Iron Man, either. "I'm a little bit tired of superheroes," said the director of acclaimed movie...
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'Dogs' a happy tail of civil disobedience schoolJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Here's a daring, wacky kids fantasy that knows exactly what it's about and knows exactly which buttons to push to make its audiences swoon with puppy love. I am convince...
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'Blart' not smart, but James gets a good partJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - It takes "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" 11 minutes before the titular character flashes us the familiar "thumbs up" gesture, a visual device designed to subconsciously convince ...
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Unvarnished 'Che' an ambitious epicJan 14, 2009 10:00 pm - 'Che Part 1' Steven Soderbergh's ambitious two-part biopic of the infamous Argentine freedom fighter won't be topping the box office charts anywhere. It's a lengthy, det...
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Soderbergh upbeat about ambitious two-part bio-drama 'Che'Jan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Steven Soderbergh continues to earn his reputation as one of the most innovative and fearless filmmakers of his or anyone else's generation. In recent years, the 45-year...
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Hudson, Hathaway wasted in IQ-abusive comedy 'Bride Wars'Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Things don't look all that auspicious for movies in 2009. Not when the first one I see in the new year is "Bride Wars," a frazzled comedy that not only insults the intel...
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Inspirational domestic drama anything but 'Broken'Jan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - "Not Easily Broken" tells the earnest, heartfelt story of a marriage in crisis, and how an unhappy, estranged couple works diligently and patiently to recapture the love...
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Local star is born in suburban-shot horror film 'Unborn'Jan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - St. Charles' Ethan Cutkosky loved making his first movie. His favorite part? "Getting to scare people!" he said. Ethan, 9, attends Bell-Graham Elementary School in St. C...
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A Titanic reunion: DiCaprio, Winslet re-team in 'Revolutionary Road'Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Most people might consider "Revolutionary Road" to be a domestic drama about a married couple in conflict when faced with that thing Lawrence Kasden called "The Big Chil...
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Chicago critics name 'Wall*E' best flickDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - "WALL*E" has won best film at the 2008 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards. The blockbuster from Pixar Animation and Walt Disney won the most awards of the year, fo...