Dann Gire
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The boy next door is about go big timeSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Emile Hirsch is best known for his roles as the skateboarder from "Lords of Dogtown" and the cute boy next door in "The Girl Next Door." That will change this weekend wh...
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Penn carries traveler into the spotlight in loving 'Wild'Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - A huge chunk of the storytelling responsibilities in Sean Penn's ambitious "Into the Wild" falls not to the camera or even to the main character. It goes to the disembo...
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Tragic 'Kingdom'Sep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Few films possess the power to manipulate nationalistic American emotions the way "The Kingdom" does. This ripped-from-the-headlines drama begins with a doozy of a senso...
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Old pros inspired by old prose in 'Midsummer' updateSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - If young filmmakers can be excused for naively pontificating about true love, then old fogy Robert Benton (75 on Sept. 29) can certainly be excused for lecturing about i...
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'Trade' off when it comes to drama, senseSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Part expose, part trashy exploitation tale, the disturbing drama "Trade" squanders an opportunity to confront and challenge the secret world of trafficking children for ...
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Austen's powersSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I can't guarantee that manly men won't lose some testosterone while watching "The Jane Austen Book Club." But those fearless enough to venture into this smart and engagi...
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'Good Luck' chucks romance in favor of gross comedySep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - "Good Luck Chuck" valiantly strives to become one of those sexy romantic comedies that seamlessly stitches ultragross humor with lots of female nudity and insightful obs...
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Gross 'Good luck' chuck-full of problemsSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - "Good Luck Chuck" valiantly strives to become one of those sexy romantic comedies that seamlessly stitches ultragross humor with lots of female nudity and insightful obs...
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Fall film guide -- a novel approachSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - How fitting that the oldest extant piece of Western literature, "Beowulf," will be coming this fall to a theater near us. It's now a movie from Chicago's own Robert Zeme...
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'Woodcock' tries, but ends up wasting comic premiseSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - "Mr. Woodcock" boasts a perfect cast and lots of laughs, plus it serves as an example of what happens when filmmakers have an inspired comic idea, but don't know what to...