Dann Gire
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Comedic turns lighten honest 'Savages'Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - • "The Savages" provides us with an unvarnished account of how a brother and sister deal with an aging dad subject to bouts of dementia and forgetfulness. This might be ...
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'P.S. I love You' wallows in sentimentDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - No matter how much critics might trash this abysmally sentimental ode to romantic goo, it won't matter to the hordes of adoring, faithful female Gerard Butler fans who w...
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'War' of the wordsDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Mike Nichols' snappy, stiletto-sharp political comedy "Charlie Wilson's War" tells how three American loose cannons joined forces to do what the U.S. military couldn't d...
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There but for the 'Grace' of big screen goes this fifth-graderDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - When Gracie Bednarczyk disappeared from her school in River Grove for a long period of time, some classmates might have thought she moved away. Only Gracie's closest fri...
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'No Country' earns critics' top honorsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - "No Country for Old Men," Joel and Ethan Coen's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, won big Thursday when the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Awards were announced on WGN-T...
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Cusack a marvel in powerful 'Grace'Dec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - • If veteran actors ever qualify for one of those "breakthrough performance" awards given by various critics organizations, John Cusack would easily win one for his role...
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'Chipmunks' a squirrelly movie that will drive you nutsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - No matter how dumbed-down the dialogue gets, no matter how stupid the characters act, baby boomers won't be able to resist Alvin, Theodore and Simon warbling "The Christ...
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'Legend' loses luster as familiar plot progressesDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Near the beginning of the slightly futuristic, slightly scary and slightly ridiculous "I Am Legend," Will Smith goes roaring through the desolate streets of Manhattan in...
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'No Country' gains critics' top honorsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - "No Country for Old Men," Joel and Ethan Coen's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, won big Thursday when the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Awards were announced on WGN-T...
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'I am Legend' plagued by cartoony CGI characters, cliched endingDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Near the beginning of the slightly futuristic, slightly scary and slightly ridiculous "I am Legend," Will Smith goes roaring through the desolate streets of Manhattan in...