Dann Gire
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'Will' power doesn't generate laughs in lame comedyOct 31, 2021 8:03 pm - What does it feel like to watch Will Forte and Will Arnett mug and cutesy-pooh their way through the comically stillborn movie "The Brothers Solomon"? I'd say it's kinda...
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Ideal cast, taut direction make '3:10' a lean, muscular westernOct 31, 2021 8:02 pm - The American western has experienced more comebacks than Madonna, and James Mangold's return-to-basics horse opera "3:10 to Yuma" proves that it deserves to stay around ...
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'Hatchet' a sick valentine to '80s killer thrillersOct 31, 2021 8:02 pm - • Watching "Hatchet" is like time-warping back to the early '80s when hordes of indie killer thrillers such as "Friday the 13th," "Humongous," "The Burning" and "Madman"...
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Makin' Bacon madOct 31, 2021 7:17 pm - "Death Sentence" 2½ stars out of four Opens today Starring As Kevin Bacon Nick Hume Garrett Hedlund Billy Darely Kelly Preston ...
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Ping-pong comedy bounces from immaturity to inanityOct 31, 2021 7:18 pm - "Balls of Fury" 1½ stars out of four Opened Wednesday Starring As Dan Fogler Randy Daytona Christopher Walken Feng ...
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Film buffs welcome at my movie clubOct 31, 2021 7:12 pm - •For the first time in our long friendship, I will team up with former James Bond novelist Raymond Benson of Buffalo Grove to present a movie discussion/lecture series a...
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An American relationship in 'Paris'Oct 31, 2021 6:17 pm - A film review and film notes, coming up! • French actress and director Julie Delpy can never be accused of playing down to the masses. In the drama "2 Days in Paris," he...
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Barely PoppinsOct 31, 2021 6:10 pm - "The Nanny Diaries" 2½ out of four Opens today Starring As Scarlett Johansson Annie Braddock Laura Linney Mrs. X Paul G...
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This sappy 'Champ' is no knockoutOct 31, 2021 6:16 pm - "Resurrecting the Champ" 1½ stars out of four Opens today Starring As Josh Hartnett Erik Samuel L. Jackson The Champ ...
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Comic 'Holiday' proves Atkinson's a real human BeanOct 31, 2021 6:20 pm - "Mr. Bean's Holiday" 3 stars out of four Opens today Starring As Rowan Atkinson Mr. Bean Willem Dafoe Carson Clay Emma de Caunes ...