Dann Gire
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Thandie Newton finds freedom in her workNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Actress Thandie Newton turns 38 today. She's one of many stars in Tyler Perry's new movie “For Colored Girls,” based on Ntozake Shange's Tony-nominated stage show “For C...
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'Megamind' blends farce and fantasyNov 04, 2010 1:00 am - “Megamind” is both farce and fantasy, a vivid 3-D animated comedy filled with zany characters, switched identities, reversing roles and surprise plot entanglements. Then...
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'Due Date' delivers crass comedy, kooky charactersNov 04, 2010 1:00 am - Call it “Planes, Trains and Automobiles -- Without the Planes and Trains.” “Due Date” stars Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis as two clashing, feuding strangers w...
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Perry blunts powerful 'For Colored Girls'Nov 04, 2010 1:00 am - When a Tyler Perry movie actually gets screened for critics, you know it must be something special. “For Colored Girls” is special, especially for a Tyler Perry movie. I...
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More on 'Entertaining' vs. 'Good'Nov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Right on, Dann! Dann: I think your column “Entertaining doesn't always equal good” (Oct. 29) hits it right on. Many a bad movie can be very entertaining, and that's...
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'Fair Game' much more than anti-Bush tiradeNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Consider this a “family first” film. If Doug Liman's fact-based “Fair Game” had been just another political tirade against the Bush administration for outting CIA agent ...
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Entertaining doesn't always equal goodOct 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Entertaining = good? Dann: I have read many of your reviews over the years and, after viewing the movie, generally agree with most of them. By now I have a "feel" as to...
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Dann & Raymond debate horror film favesOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Count Raymond. Boo! It's Halloween weekend, kids. Verrry scary! Mwa ha-ha! It's time to watch a movie that will keep you up all night! But there are so many good scary f...
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Dann still doesn't like 'Secretariat'Oct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Say ‘I'm wrong' Dann! Dear Dann: To say that you were way off with your horrible Pits rating of “Secretariat” is a gross understatement. We have all seen it and thi...
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Lives intersect in Eastwood's 'Hereafter'Oct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - This movie may be as close to "Sleepless in Seattle" as Clint Eastwood ever gets. His spiritual drama "Hereafter" begins with a harrowing act of God a tsunami wipes ou...