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Convoluted 'Despereaux' just another rodent flick

By Georgia Garvey Daily Herald Staff
Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Feet propped on the coffee table watching TV, my husband and I stumbled across the trailer for "The Tale of Despereaux" the other day. "Why do they keep making movies ab...
Angst, overdone mystery weigh heavily on 'Seven Pounds'

By Dann Gire
Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "Seven Pounds" is a dark and mysterious story about a dark and mysterious man who uses his powers as an IRS agent to execute dark and mysterious plans. We don't know muc...
Jim Carrey's wavering 'Yes Man' more of a maybe

By Dann Gire
Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Can "Yes Man" possibly be as funny and as poignant and as smart as "Liar Liar"? No man. "Liar Liar" remains Carrey's best-made comedy because of its canny balance of the...
Infectious ABBA tunes carry 'Mama Mia'

By Matt Arado
Dec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - "Mama Mia! The Movie" (two-disc special edition) - This sugary slice of romance and female bonding works for two reasons: Meryl Streep and ABBA. Streep plays Donna, ...
Humor, humanity blend with violence in Eastwood's 'Gran Torino'

By Dann Gire
Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Clint Eastwood turns out to be simultaneously the best and the worst possible actor to star in his own second 2008 feature "Gran Torino." I say the best because cranky o...
'Doubt' tops SAG pack with 5 nominations

Associated Press
Dec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES The Catholic school drama "Doubt" led contenders Thursday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards with five nominations, including honors for Meryl Streep, Phili...
Ebert gets life membership from Directors Guild

Associated Press
Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Roger Ebert is becoming an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. The announcement Tuesday from the top union representing Hollywood film...
In a prelude to Oscars, local film critics set to announce their winners

Dec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Daily Herald Film Critic Dann Gire will join Dean Richards and Richard Roeper Thursday morning on WGN-TV Channel 9 to announce winners of the 2008 Chicago Film Critics A...
Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber welcome baby Samuel

Dec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It's another boy for Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber. The couple welcomed their second son on Saturday, said Watt's publicist, Robin Baum. Samuel Kai Schreib...
Jury rules Pickford agreement is valid

Associated Press
Dec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A jury has ruled in favor of the organization that hands out the Academy Awards in a dispute over whether statuettes won by one of its founding members ca...

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