Dann Gire
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Cult star Campbell does double duty in horror comedyNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Cult horror movie star Bruce Campbell will be in Chicago Friday, Nov. 28, to protect the Windy City from demonic forces, plus introduce his new movie "My Name is Bruce."...
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Repulsive characters ruin unfunny holiday comedy 'Four Christmases'Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Hanging out with unpleasant people during the holidays might be a family requirement for a few of us. But why in the world would anyone want to hang out with the unpleas...
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Statham gives 007 competition in action-packed 'Transporter 3'Nov 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Take a tough guy with a cool car and a tendency to solve problems with flashy, over-edited action scenes instead of smart detective skills. Pair him up with a damaged yo...
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Oscar contenders add luster to holiday film seasonNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Up to now, 2008 has been a fairly dismal year for really exciting movies that scream "I deserve an Oscar!" Not anymore. As if to make up for lost time, Hollywood will du...
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'Bolt' no lightning strike of originality, funNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Walt Disney's "Bolt" leaps on to the silver screen as a serviceable but uninspired animated adventure that kids will appreciate far more than adults weened on the breath...
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Gothic romance blooms in brooding, beguiling 'Twilight'Nov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Be you a Capulet or a Montague, a Jet or a Shark, a black or a white, a vampire or a mortal, adolescent love across party lines can be a torturous affair, even deadly. T...
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Lake Forest College to honor alum WidmarkNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Lake Forest College pays tribute to one of its best-known alums, the late actor Richard Widmark, with a seven-movie festival highlighting his best work, including his el...
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Van Damme pulls off his riskiest stunt: An unflattering art house flickNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - During the late 1980s, I received a letter from action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme after he read a review in which I praised him for taking his acting skills serious...
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Movie notesNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Hail to the screen! Join me and Buffalo Grove's resident film scholar Raymond Benson as Dann and Raymond's Movie Club presents "Hail to the Screen: Presidents and Politi...
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007 fans can't take 'Solace' in implausible, stunt-stuffed sequelNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - "Quantum of Solace," Daniel Craig's second movie as Secret Agent 007, comes on like a stunt-stuffed exercise in blurry, over-edited action scenes for ADD viewers. Craig'...