Dann Gire
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'Ruins' no 'Greek Wedding' for suddenly hot NiaJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - "My Life in Ruins" tries oh-so-hard to replicate the magic that made Nia Vardalos' sleeper "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" such a popular smash. That 2002 box office bolt of ...
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3 more movies you shouldn't missMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Departures' If there is such a thing as cheap sentiment, Tojiro Takita's "Departures" must be the expensive kind. This pensive, eloquent drama centers around Daigo (Mas...
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'Drag Me to Hell' Raimi's return to comical horror with attitudeMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The aptly titled "Drag Me to Hell" celebrates Sam Raimi's triumphant return to frightful and cheesy horror films that elicit as many nervous laughs as cringing shudders....
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'Up' an animated, action tribute to following your dreamsMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The first 10 minutes of Pixar's fantastical 3-D animated adventure "Up" are a sublime testimonial to the purity and magic of the cinema. I know because I was a sobbing b...
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'Outrage' an angry, blistering expose'May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Outrage' Kirby Dick ("This Movie is Not Yet Rated") goes on a rampage against hypocrisy in this blistering expose' of closeted politicians who hide their homosexuality ...
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'Dance Flick' a comic misstep with vicious undertonesMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Hardly a filmgoer on the planet will go see the latest Wayans brothers spoof, "Dance Flick," and not know what to expect: A threadbare plot stuffed with pop movie refere...
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'Museum' sequel doesn't live up to its comic potentialMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Had this unpretentious, goofy comedy been directed by a Robert Zemeckis or a Steven Spielberg, and been written by a Seth Rogen or a John Hamburg, it would have been sma...
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'Terminator Salvation' an apocalyptic collection of action, clichésMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The apocalyptic "Terminator Salvation," the first entry in the popular "Terminator" science-fiction series not to be rated R, envisions 2018 Earth as a desolate, color-b...
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A peek behind the curtain at 'Chorus Line' auditionsMay 14, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Every Little Step' Unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to Equity auditions enabled Adam Del Deo and James Stern to record touching stories about some of the 3,000 da...
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Opposites attract in quiet romantic comedy 'Management'May 14, 2009 11:00 pm - "Management" is a whimsical, quietly comical romance about two people who you would never, ever think could fall in love with each other. Not seriously, anyway. But they...