Dann Gire
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Stoner comedy 'Pineapple Express' burns through laughs too quicklyAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - From the makers of "Superbad" comes a comedy that could be titled "Super OK." It's quick. It's gross. It's violent. It's fun and funny in fits and starts. But by the end...
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'Bottle Shock' a true underdog tale with grape expectationsAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - What actor could possibly play a snobby, effete wine merchant better than Alan Rickman? Let's see. Nobody! When Rickman hoists a glass of wine and brings it to rest gent...
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'Pants' stitches together comedy, drama, romanceAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The original "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" turned out to be a sweet little gem about a quartet of best friends who discover a pair of blue jeans that magically fit...
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'Teen' doc more insightful about American parentsJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Nanette Burstein's provocative documentary "American Teen" doesn't really tell us much about high school students we already didn't know. Who doesn't know that teens are...
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Costner's comic 'Swing Vote' a lesson in citizenshipJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - "Swing Vote" never quite achieves the high level of convincing schmaltz of a Frank Capra classic - "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" becomes the obvious example - but in th...
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'Tomb' should be a fitting finale for the 'Mummy' moviesJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - At the most ludicrous point in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," an abominable snowman protects the heroes from villainous Chinese soldiers on a snowy mountain to...
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'Baghead' worth baggingJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Bag this "Baghead" The Duplass brothers, those indie filmmaking guys who gave us the ultra-low-budget "The Puffy Chair," return with a would-be comic horror tale about f...
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Carradine, Jeremy at 'Erectus' openJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - "Homo Erectus" live! Personal appearances don't get nuttier than this. "Kill Bill" star David Carradine joins porn legend Ron Jeremy, actor Hayes MacArthur and Chicago's...
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Our readers run the gamut on their favorite bad guysJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Dark Knight" continues to break box office records in Hollywood, but a record was also broken this week at the Daily Herald, where I received a landslide of reader ...
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'Brothers' a step up from the usual crass, adolescent comedyJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Before I review "Step Brothers," the latest movie to come out of the Judd Apatow School of Painfully Poignant and Funny Crass Comedies, I must make an appeal to the stud...