Van Johnson
The quintessential blue-eyed, blonde-haired, freckle-faced Boy Next Door, Van Johnson was the son of a Rhode Island plumbing contractor. Making his Broadway bow in The New Faces of 1936, Johnson spent...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
08/19/1916
Newport, RI |
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Big Momma's House 2 Review
January 27, 2006 9:34am ESTBig Momma's House 2 is precisely what you'd expect from a sequel whose title no longer has any affiliation with the current "story": a few harmless, lowbrow laughs, all of which are forever indebted to the formulas of crap past.
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The Family Stone Review
December 16, 2005 7:40am ESTAs one of the more likable holiday films to come around in a long time, the comedy The Family Stone will also surprise you with its depth and emotional appeal.
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Stay Review
October 21, 2005 2:00pm ESTPart thriller, part mind-bending absurdity, Stay will definitely leave you scratching your head. But try to stay until the end--it might make up for the rest of it.
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Undiscovered Review
August 29, 2005 12:37pm ESTUndiscovered is like a MTV show the studio execs thought was too rich for the channel. They were wrong--dead wrong.
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The Dukes of Hazzard Review
August 05, 2005 7:46am ESTI guess if you were a fan of the TV show, this foolhardy Dukes of Hazzard upgrade may appeal to your baser senses. Or it could just remind you how ridiculous it was the show ran for six seasons in the first place.
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Gerry Review
July 14, 2005 5:29pm ESTDirector Gus Van Zant's admirable artistic intentions can't make up for the complete and utter lack of entertainment value in this deathly boring film.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Review
April 29, 2005 7:17am ESTHitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy fans will admire the striking visual effects, laugh at familiar scenes and leave the theater satisfied, though a little disappointed with the left-out bits. But the inside jokes and loopy antics could throw the general population into a panic--a violation of the Guide's golden rule.
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A Lot Like Love Review
April 25, 2005 4:55am ESTKutcher and Peet's date with destiny offers very little in the way of romance or laughs. It also drags on longer than the seven years that it takes this odd couple to decide what they want with their lives. Let them waste their lives--and not yours--on something that feels like but isn't really A Lot Like Love.
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The Polar Express Review
November 10, 2004 8:37am ESTEven though it may lack a human touch here and there, The Polar Express is still a brilliant effort in CGI-animation and will certainly evoke the Christmas spirit in us all.
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Wimbledon Review
September 17, 2004 5:19am ESTEven with an appealing Paul Bettany on the back line, Wimbledon's cross-court love match mostly fumbles along rather than running up to the net for the kill shot. (How about that for a bunch of tennis clichés?)
