Dann Gire
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Visually absorbing 'Avatar' takes technology to new heightsDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - James Cameron's science-fiction adventure "Avatar" runs for an insanely long two hours and 43 minutes, yet, there's not a single slack moment in it. This feature has bee...
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Disney returns to roots with fairytale 'Princess and the Frog'Dec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Walt Disney's musical "The Princess and the Frog" celebrates an entertaining and overdue return to classical, hand-drawn animation that has been kicked to the cultural c...
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Eastwood's 'Invictus' scores on multiple levelsDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Clint Eastwood isn't exactly the kind of director you'd expect to make an ABC-TV After School Special. But he made one anyway. It's a fairly good one, too. It's called "...
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Was 'Avatar' dissed? No, just a little lateDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The National Board of Review announced its movie awards for 2009 last week, but no where in the list of winners is a single mention of what could be a critical triumph a...
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Taut, realistic 'Brothers' explores real cost of warDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - There's not a single false emotional note in Jim Sheridan's lean and spare war drama "Brothers." The performances of the entire cast - especially Tobey Maguire and the g...
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De Niro more than 'Fine' in family dramaDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - To its credit, Kirk Jones' estranged family-in-crisis drama "Everybody's Fine" refuses to pull out the pliers to yank tears from our ducts. But it thinks about it - real...
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'Up in the Air' soars among the year's bestDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The moment you meet Ryan Bingham, you just know it: He's the master of his universe. Bingham flies around the country and fires all the employees that company bosses don...
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Tony Curtis writes about 'Some Like it Hot;' Strip' no 'Office' cloneDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Tony likes it 'Hot'! Hollywood icon, heartthrob and Oscar nominee Tony Curtis has written a book about the making of his 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot." (It's ap...
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Dann in reel life: Faux 'Moon' and the return of BMAsNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Faux 'Moon' If vampire hottie Edward Cullen from "Twilight Saga: New Moon" is 109 years old, why does he act just like a mopey, hormonally charged teenager? Having "live...
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'Ninja Assassin' oozes with graphic goreNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Are the parents sitting on the MPAA's ratings board out of their minds? This is not a rhetorical question, because the answer is "Yes, they are" if they honestly believe...