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What not to title your movie: 'how', 'legend', 'American', 'dawn'
By Dann Gire - 05/21/10
More bad titles axed! I asked for the worst, most unimaginative movie titles ever created, and Daily Herald readers responded! FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/21/10
Latest 'Shrek' sequel a 3-D homage to midlife crisis
By Dann Gire - 05/20/10
"Shrek Forever After," the third and supposedly final sequel in the popular fractured fairy tale franchise, still packs plenty of green entertainment power. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/20/10
What happened to originality in movie titles?
By Dann Gire - 05/14/10
Here are the top 10 most overused Hollywood movie titles that should be placed on a permanent moratorium immediately: FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/14/10
Here are the top 10 most overused Hollywood movie titles that should be placed on a permanent moratorium immediately: FULL STORY
'Letters to Juliet' stamped by listless plot
By Dann Gire - 05/14/10
If you like the generic pop-tune montage that opens "Letters to Juliet," you'll love the second one 30 minutes later. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/14/10
Ridley Scott's 'Robin Hood' a passionless, joyless tale
By Dann Gire - 05/13/10
Zounds! What hath Ridley Scott done to ye old Robin Hood and his band of merry men? You know, the beloved English outlaw who took from the rich and gave to the poor in one of history's most celebrated redistribution of wealth programs? FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/13/10
By-the-numbers 'Just Wright' gets it almost right
By Dann Gire - 05/13/10
There are moments in the trite rom-com "Just Wright" when executive producer Queen Latifah looks unbelievably stunning in an evening gown, or just swaddled in a set of overalls. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/13/10
'You (in)complete me': 'Iron Man 2' does bait and switch in trailer
By Dann Gire - 05/07/10
Have you seen the theatrical trailers and TV commercials for "Iron Man 2"? The ones where Pepper Potts says, "Go get 'em, Boss!" Then Iron Man shouts "You complete me!" as he jumps out of an airplane? FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/07/10
When, oh when, will James Bond be back?
By Dann Gire and Raymond Benson - 05/07/10
Dann: Bad news in Bondtown, Raymond. MGM's money troubles have shelved plans to make the next 007 extravaganza that Oscar-winner Sam Mendes was hired to direct. Poor guy. First he loses Kate Winslet, then the 23rd James Bond movie. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire and Raymond Benson - 05/07/10
Downey keeps action-packed 'Iron Man 2' light and fun
By Dann Gire - 05/06/10
"Iron Man 2" takes off with a sputter, flies aimlessly around for a while, then finally kicks the blasters into overdrive during the last act to deliver a comic book adventure worthy of its well-made 2008 original. FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/06/10
Remakes, sequels make 2010 a light year for summer blockbusters
By Dann Gire - 05/03/10
To be charitable, we might call the summer movies of 2010 "risk averse." That's a fancy business term for "innovatively challenged." Or "creatively nullified." Or just plain "conceptually recycled." FULL STORY
By Dann Gire - 05/03/10
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