Dann Gire
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Say no to 'Knowing,' a silly merger of the occult and sci-fiMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Alex Proyas' "Knowing" has got to be the most ridiculous, far-fetched and silliest attempt at a serious work of science fiction during the last two decades. Yet, I found...
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Actor J.K. Simmons still spreading comic joyMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - This interview with actor J.K. Simmons would never have happened if my daughter Lauren hadn't accidentally bumped into him on the streets of New York. They hit it off pr...
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On the big screen this weekendMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Everlasting Moments' Undermined by an intrusive, superfluous voice-over narration, Swedish director Jan Troells' sumptuously photographed, impeccably detailed historica...
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'Brothers' a personal tale of siblings in battleMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Jake Rademacher's Iraq war film "Brothers At War" is less about "finding the heart of the American soldier" as one observer phrases it, than a personal documentary explo...
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Obvious, uninspired immigration drama tries to emulate Oscar winnerMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - "Crossing Over" sounds like the title for a movie about people dying and going to heaven. In a way, it perfectly fits Wayne Kramer's ensemble U.S. immigration drama. Peo...
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'Race' a chase to save face for the human raceMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It only seems proper that during the week that we get an updated remake of one of the most depraved horror films ever made ("Last House on the Left") we also get an upda...
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'Last House' offers no shelter from the savageryMar 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Dennis Iliadis' remake of the outlaw horror film "Last House on the Left" panders to our bloodlust with gleeful abandon, manipulating us into cheering for acts of graphi...
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Palminteri brings his 'Bronx Tale' to townMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Actor Chazz Palminteri grew up in the Bronx. He had such a rich childhood experience that he later wrote a 1989 one-man off-Broadway show "A Bronx Tale," in which he pla...
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'Watchmen' captures look of cult graphic novel, but not its soulMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Darker than "The Dark Knight," steelier than "Ironman," Zack Snyder's grim doomsday drama "Watchmen" finally arrives on the silver screen with the visuals and existentia...
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Heartfelt 'The Black Balloon' at Century CentreMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Fifteen-year-old Thomas (Rhys Wakefield) dies an embarrassed teen's death every day at his Australian high school. His very pregnant mom (Toni Collette) is about to pop....