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All the parts come together in 'Eclipse'
By Dann Gire - 06/29/10
Her mouth says yes, I will marry the vampire. But her heart says wait, let's not count the werewolf out. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/29/10
'Grown Ups' opts for the juvenile instead of the mature
By Dann Gire - 06/25/10
"Grown Ups" is a sleazy, hypocritical family comedy that makes fun of fat people for being overweight, ridicules older people for having a libido, makes sport of "ugly" girls for not being supermodels, pokes fun at older women for expelling... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/25/10
A little bit of job advice, courtesy of two 'Twilight' stars
By Dann Gire - 06/24/10
Attention college grads! Today's job advice column is just for you, especially if you're worried that you won't find employment in your chosen academic field. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/24/10
'Knight and Day' delivers lots of speed, little substance
By Dann Gire - 06/23/10
If you took all the breathtaking stunts and wild chase sequences in "Knight and Day" and pressed them together so tight that they squeezed everything else out, you'd still have a bloated, cliche-riddled Hollywood action movie. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/23/10
Granik's 'Winter's Bone' quietly captivating
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
Debra Granik's superbly directed, acely acted atmospheric drama "Winter's Bone" works like a gritty backwoods police procedural -- without the police. It's a superior work of independent cinema, stark, fresh and devoid of Hollywood clichés and... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
'Toy Story 3' simply first rate
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
I realize that only baby boomers might get this reference, but "Toy Story 3" features a horrific, white-knuckle survival sequence that packs as much raw power as the single gunshot that killed Bambi's mother. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
Praise for original 'Toy Story 3' rife with off-the-peg clichés
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
The anxiously awaited sequel "Toy Story 3" is a movie that probably doesn't need an avalanche of publicity to become a commercial hit. Yet, Walt Disney's marketing department stooped to using comments from some questionable sources to dress up its... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
The anxiously awaited sequel "Toy Story 3" is a movie that probably doesn't need an avalanche of publicity to become a commercial hit. Yet, Walt Disney's marketing department stooped to using comments from some questionable sources to dress up its... FULL STORY
What the 'Hex'? 'Jonah' cursed with being plain awful
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
I know it's only June, but it's never too soon to start taking bets on the worst movie of 2010. Which brings us directly to the leading contender so far, Jimmy Hayward's jaw-droppingly bad, abysmally assembled supernatural western based on the DC... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
Joan Cusack finds her inner cowgirl again for 'Toy Story 3'
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
I caught up with Joan Cusack at Chicago's Disney Store on Michigan Avenue where the Oscar-nominated Chicago actress helped launch the new limited edition of Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl doll, based on her animated character from "Toy Story 2" and... FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
'Kings of the Evening' offers sanitized view of Depression
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
Andrew P. Jones' period drama "Kings of the Evening" believes in the basic goodness of people - black and white - along with second chances and respect for human dignity and pride. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 06/18/10
Andrew P. Jones' period drama "Kings of the Evening" believes in the basic goodness of people - black and white - along with second chances and respect for human dignity and pride. FULL STORY
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