Dann Gire
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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 ...
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'Fugitive Pieces' lacks dramaJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - "To live with ghosts requires solitude," observes Jakob Beer, the tortured novelist hero of Jeremy Podeswa's plodding dramatic interpretation of Anne Michaels' novel. A...
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Video game violence, mayhem make 'Hulk' not so incredibleJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Hardly anyone liked Ang Lee's character-driven 2003 "Hulk" movie with Aussie star Eric Bana, so French action director Louis "The Transporter" Leterrier took over for th...
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'Happening' disappointing in the endJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It begins with two women sitting quietly on a bench in New York City's Central Park. Above the din of traffic noise and the rising wind, a scream. "Did you hear that?" t...
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'Zohan' a cut above usual Sandler fareJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Adam Sandler's new comedy "Don't Mess With the Zohan" revels in juvenile tastelessness, rude nudity, sexual shenanigans and cartoon violence. And yet, it might have a gr...