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  • August 2008

    • The Office Jinx Strikes Again

      New York  |  Aug 22, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      The Office Jinx Strikes Again

      (Newser) - Do The Rocker 's poor reviews and sagging ticket sales prove there's an Office curse? Office stars can't replicate that show's success on the big screen, Dan Kois writes in New York , and the evidence backs him up: After The 40-Year-Old Virgin , Steve Carell starred in a series of mostly forgettable flops, and his co-stars haven't fared any better. More »

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      television  • film  • movie review  • box office  • The Office  • Steve Carell  • Ricky Gervais  • John Krasinski  • Rainn Wilson

  • June 2008

    • Get Smart Not So Clever

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jun 20, 08 12:15 PM CDT

      Get Smart Not So Clever

      (Newser) - The film version of the 1960s TV spy parody Get Smart can’t decide if it's an action flick or a comedy, and it shows. It’s “an action comedy that represents the worst of both worlds,” Mick LaSalle writes in the San Francisco Chronicle —“as funny as a gently smiling mime” while “bloated, confused and convoluted” in the manner of bad action movies. More »

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      film  • movie review  • comedy  • action movie  • Steve Carell

    • Carell, The Rock Dish on Liplock

      Associated Press  |  Jun 7, 08 9:08 AM CDT

      Carell, The Rock Dish on Liplock

      (Newser) - Steve Carell and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dug a little liplock in their upcoming film, Get Smart , the AP reports. “He smells like strawberry shortcake,” Carell quipped. “For me, that's why they call him The Rock. He rocks people's worlds.” More »

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      movie  • film  • Steve Carell  • kiss  • Anne Hathaway  • Dwayne The Rock Johnson

  • March 2008

    • Horton Enormously Entertaining

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Mar 14, 08 7:56 AM CDT

      Horton Enormously Entertaining

      (Newser) - The big-screen adaptation of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! succeeds in large part because the film's actors are not seen. "Unlike those behind the recent live-action grotesqueries The Grinch and Cat in the Hat ," observes Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer , the makers of the CG-animated Horton succeed by calling on "the great, good medic of metrical writing."  More »

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      movie review  • Steve Carell  • Dr. Seuss  • animated movie  • Jim Carrey

  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • $32.1M Saw IV Slays Box Office

      Variety  |  Oct 28, 07 4:52 PM CDT

      $32.1M Saw IV Slays Box Office

      (Newser) - Saw VI axed the competition in the final weekend before Halloween by scaring up $32.1 million—falling short of Saw III’s debut weekend, but notching the highest opening of the fall season. Steve Carrell’s quirky dramedy, Dan in Real Life , took second with $12 million, Variety reports. More »

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      box office  • George Clooney  • Halloween  • Steve Carell  • Tyler Perry  • horror flims  • Michael Clayton  • Dwayne The Rock Johnson

    • Dan 's Life Is Almost Too Real

      Metacritic  |  Oct 26, 07 12:12 PM CDT

      Dan 's Life Is Almost Too Real

      (Newser) - Reaction's to Steve Carell's genial comedy Dan in Real Life range from appreciative to underwhelmed. AO Scott of the New York Times calls the film—starring Carell as a recent widower and advice columnist—"for the most part, winningly gentle and observant." Roger Ebert calls it "soothingly pleasant." Others find it too soothing. "Sorry, folks: Nothing to see here," writes Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post . More »

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      movie review  • Steve Carell

  • June 2007

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