Dann Gire
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'Toy Story 3' best film of 2010Dec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - The movies of 2010 thrilled us, chilled us and nearly killed us. From Harry Potter's half-swan song to “Black Swan,” from deception to “Inception,” the year's films prov...
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'Casino Jack' misses dramatic payoutDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Most fans of Kevin Spacey probably know the Oscar-winning actor is a gifted mimic who can replicate celebrity voices with uncanny precision. He once called “Tonight Show...
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The best and worst of movies in 2010Dec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - This passing year saw worthy remakes (“True Grit”) and unworthy retakes (“Nightmare on Elm Street”). It saw major talents plunge to career lows, including Kevin Smith (“...
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'Gulliver's Travels' tied down by shoddy effectsDec 24, 2010 12:00 am - 'Gulliver's Travels' tied down by shoddy effects
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Catch Scrat and Yogi on the silver screenDec 23, 2010 7:00 am - Scrat gets his short Scrat, the acorn-chasing critter from the popular animated “Ice Age” comedies, gets his own 3-D film short, “Scrat's Continental Crack-Up.” It ...
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Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' goes nowhereDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Sofia Coppola's low-wattage character study “Somewhere” begins with a black Ferrari roaring around on a circular track. Around. Around. Around. Around, until it comes t...
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Cast wasted in dimwitted 'Little Fockers'Dec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Forget about what's really in that holiday fruitcake. The biggest mystery of the holiday season is how three Oscar-winning actors - the greatest performers of their gen...
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'Social Network' named best film by Chicago criticsDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - That Facebook movie just keeps friending critics all over the place. The Chicago Film Critics Association found little to unlike in David Fincher's “The Social Network,”...
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Coens' 'True Grit' improves on originalDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - “True Grit,” the 1969 western that gave John Wayne his only best actor Oscar, probably ranks high on the list of motion pictures that don't ever need to be remade. Yet, ...
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By George! The making of 'King's Speech'Dec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - British filmmaker Tom Hooper directed a sports movie that too few Americans got to see, “The Damned United,” based on the true story of soccer coach Brian Clough. Hooper...