Dann Gire
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Disney's Wall E anything but mechanicalJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Walt Disney creates its own "2001: A Space Odyssey" with this breathtaking, spectacular Pixar computer-animated feature. In fact, it would be totally appropriate to call...
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Graphic-novel-inspired thriller 'Wanted' a spectacular rideJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Imagine an action movie riddled with OMG moments like the "bullet-time" shot made famous by Carrie-Anne Moss' frozen, midair kick in "The Matrix." "Wanted" wants to be t...
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A touch of Hollywood at HarperJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Chris Daniels may not be an actor, but you've seen him in countless movies and TV shows. As Tobey Maguire's stunt double, the 31-year-old Florida native also has played ...
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Director films debut on familiar turfJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Steve Conrad knows exactly why he wrote and directed the Chicago-set comedy "The Promotion." "I wanted to do a movie where a person's dreams don't come true, because I t...
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Mexican immigrant drama 'Sangre' a thriller, tooJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - First-time filmmaker Christopher Zalla juggles so many narrative balls in his debut drama "Sangre de Mi Sangre" ("Blood of My Blood") that you almost hold your breath fo...
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Flawed 'American Girl' still stands for compassion, social justiceJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I really wanted to like "Kit Kittredge: American Girl," not just because I have a fondness for the well-researched "American Girl" books and their ability to place us in...
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The best and worst of TV show-inspired moviesJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - "Get Smart" hails from a long line of motion pictures based on popular television shows. Once studio executives discovered that TV titles slapped on movies created an in...
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Mike Myers' 'Guru' goes for the grossJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Angry Hindu political action groups have demanded that Canada and Great Britain ban Mike Myers' new comedy "The Love Guru." They have also demanded the U.S. rate it NC-1...
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Dumb 'Smart' lacks TV show's zany edgeJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This isn't your mom and dad's "Get Smart." It's barely "Smart" at all. Sure, the characters and organizations retain the same names as those in the 1965 TV series that s...
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No insight in 'Savage Grace'Jun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Tom Kalin's "Savage Grace" boasts top-shelf performances, well-crafted camera work, a literate script and a fact-based story that includes betrayal, adultery, three-way ...