Dann Gire
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It is a dark and stormy 'Knight'Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Everything you've heard about "The Dark Knight" is true. A visionary motion picture that torches the rule book on superhero movies and redefines the genre, Christopher N...
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Meet 'Dave' a stereotypical wasted Murphy comedyJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I couldn't watch a single sequence in Eddie Murphy's new comedy "Meet Dave" without thinking I'd been magically teleported to the Cranium Commander exhibit at Walt Disne...
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3-D effects rule 'Center of the Earth' in update of Jules Verne classicJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" becomes the first motion picture to be shot and released in digital 3D. It also marks the feature directorial debut of Eric Brevi...
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'Hellboy II' unfurls as demon-spawn sequelJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It's crammed with whirring mechanical gears, lots of gooshy goop, fluttering buggy things and strange creatures with misplaced eyeballs. Yep, it's another Guillermo del ...
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This Elvis rocks the interviewsJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Movie lovers - real movie lovers - are in for a treat with TMC's new limited talk show series "Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence," starting today and running every Mon...
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Local comic drama 'Diminished Capacity' short on comedy, dramaJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Terry Kinney's "Diminished Capacity" possesses an innate sweetness, almost an innocence, that, coupled with a robust appreciation for Chicago and the Cubs, should make i...
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Disney's Wall E anything but mechanicalJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Walt Disney creates its own "2001: A Space Odyssey" with this breathtaking, spectacular Pixar computer-animated feature. In fact, it would be totally appropriate to call...
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Graphic-novel-inspired thriller 'Wanted' a spectacular rideJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Imagine an action movie riddled with OMG moments like the "bullet-time" shot made famous by Carrie-Anne Moss' frozen, midair kick in "The Matrix." "Wanted" wants to be t...
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A touch of Hollywood at HarperJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Chris Daniels may not be an actor, but you've seen him in countless movies and TV shows. As Tobey Maguire's stunt double, the 31-year-old Florida native also has played ...
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Director films debut on familiar turfJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Steve Conrad knows exactly why he wrote and directed the Chicago-set comedy "The Promotion." "I wanted to do a movie where a person's dreams don't come true, because I t...