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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Primeval Review
January 16, 2007 10:01am ESTNot even the good ol’ “Inspired by true events” tag can save Primeval from itself. But there’s still time for you to save yourself from Primeval!
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Notes on a Scandal Review
December 25, 2006 9:27am ESTNotes on a Scandal is a wonderfully salacious and psychologically controlling character piece, which brilliantly showcases two of the industry’s more gifted actresses.
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We Are Marshall Review
December 22, 2006 4:43am ESTYou know how it begins and you know how it ends, but We Are Marshall will still make a sports fan cheer. Its still the same old triumph against the odds, but it's a solid version of that.
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The Pursuit of Happyness Review
December 20, 2006 4:28am ESTWhile The Pursuit of Happyness could very easily be subtitled The Pursuit of Sappyness, the terrific father-son dynamic between Will and Jaden Smith is enough to make for an effective tearjerker—barely.
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Unaccompanied Minors Review
December 08, 2006 5:10am ESTWhile it doesn’t exactly reinvent the wheel, Unaccompanied Minors is at least decent, harmless, heart-warming fun. It’s also a surefire way to keep the kiddies smiling and occupied this pre-Christmas.
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Let's Go to Prison! Review
November 24, 2006 5:10am ESTIf your expectations aren’t too low based on the premise and (lack of) buzz, you might actually find the humor in Let's Go to Prison. Either way, there’ll come a time well after its DVD release when you’ll love it!
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The Return Review
November 13, 2006 12:31pm ESTAlthough pegged as one, The Return is neither psychologically thrilling or supernaturally scary, which makes it a poor choice for a ghost story.
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Flags of Our Fathers Review
October 20, 2006 8:08am ESTAn insightful epic that recasts World War II through a prism of symbols and heroes, Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers is a visual treat, combining CGI with an old look in ambitious, thrilling battle scenes. One of the year’s best films.
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Hollywoodland Review
September 08, 2006 5:04am ESTHollywoodland is a well-acted, moody and sumptuously evocative recreation of LA’s seemingly glamorous underbelly circa the 1950s but tries entirely too hard to be Chinatown.
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John Tucker Must Die Review
July 28, 2006 5:33am ESTIn the typical vein of high school teen movies full of joie de vivre, John Tucker Must Die is unadulterated fluff. Derivative but somewhat amusing.
