Dann Gire
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What happened to originality in movie titles?May 13, 2010 11:00 pm - No more entitlements Here are the top 10 most overused Hollywood movie titles that should be placed on a permanent moratorium immediately: 1. "The Last (Someth...
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'Letters to Juliet' stamped by listless plotMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - If you like the generic pop-tune montage that opens "Letters to Juliet," you'll love the second one 30 minutes later. And the third 36 minutes later. And the fourth 44 m...
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Ridley Scott's 'Robin Hood' a passionless, joyless taleMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Zounds! What hath Ridley Scott done to ye old Robin Hood and his band of merry men? You know, the beloved English outlaw who took from the rich and gave to the poor in o...
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By-the-numbers 'Just Wright' gets it almost rightMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - There are moments in the trite rom-com "Just Wright" when executive producer Queen Latifah looks unbelievably stunning in an evening gown, or just swaddled in a set of o...
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'You (in)complete me': 'Iron Man 2' does bait and switch in trailerMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Have you seen the theatrical trailers and TV commercials for "Iron Man 2"? The ones where Pepper Potts says, "Go get 'em, Boss!" Then Iron Man shouts "You complete me!" ...
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When, oh when, will James Bond be back?May 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Dann: Bad news in Bondtown, Raymond. MGM's money troubles have shelved plans to make the next 007 extravaganza that Oscar-winner Sam Mendes was hired to direct. Poor guy...
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Downey keeps action-packed 'Iron Man 2' light and funMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - "Iron Man 2" takes off with a sputter, flies aimlessly around for a while, then finally kicks the blasters into overdrive during the last act to deliver a comic book adv...
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Remakes, sequels make 2010 a light year for summer blockbustersMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - To be charitable, we might call the summer movies of 2010 "risk averse." That's a fancy business term for "innovatively challenged." Or "creatively nullified." Or just ...
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500 cyclists descend on Lake Zurich for memorial, fundraiser rideMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - About 500 motorcyclists descended upon Paulus Park in Lake Zurich Saturday afternoon, and the police were ready for them - to direct traffic and ease road congestion. Cy...
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Are you a doer or a watcher? Movie makes us wonderApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the homeless man in Queens this week who stopped a mugging, but was stabbed and left to die on the street while more than 20 New Yorkers walked by wit...