Dann Gire
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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...
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Mexican immigrant drama 'Sangre' a thriller, tooJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - First-time filmmaker Christopher Zalla juggles so many narrative balls in his debut drama "Sangre de Mi Sangre" ("Blood of My Blood") that you almost hold your breath fo...
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Flawed 'American Girl' still stands for compassion, social justiceJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I really wanted to like "Kit Kittredge: American Girl," not just because I have a fondness for the well-researched "American Girl" books and their ability to place us in...
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The best and worst of TV show-inspired moviesJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - "Get Smart" hails from a long line of motion pictures based on popular television shows. Once studio executives discovered that TV titles slapped on movies created an in...