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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 2008

Page

7

The Hammer Review Aims For Charm Over Budget

Adam Carolla stars in The Hammer a low budget 2007 comedy about a washed up 40 year old boxer who becomes a carpenter and gym instructor. Director Charles Herman Wurmfeld frames suburban Los Angeles while Carolla uses deadpan riffs to drive a predictable inspirational comeback tale.

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The Hammer review shows a loose buddy vibe and boxing jokes

The film stars Adam Carolla as a crusty coach guiding a lanky light heavyweight hopeful while amid romantic tangles with Heather Juergensen. It relies on familiar banter and inside jokes from Carolla friends, with Oswaldo Castillo as his best friend. The Pasadena gym backstory adds authenticity and humor, but the result feels like a casual film-school project. Rated R for brief language.

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Cooper back to work after minor surgery for cancerous mole

Anderson Cooper returned to work in New York after a minor procedure two days earlier to remove a cancerous mole beneath his left eye. Spokeswoman Shimrit Sheetrit said there was no sign of spread and Cooper wrote about the procedure on his blog while following President Obama.

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Spderwick Chaos Sparks Doomsday Themed Panic

A cryptic item labeled doomsday appears with alphanumeric codes and chaotic phrasing, suggesting a speculative or fictional alarm. No clear person, organization, or event is identifiable, leaving the exact meaning and source context unclear.

FX 30 Days goes underground with Spurlock in coal mine

FX's documentary series 30 Days returns with creator Morgan Spurlock spending a month in a Pineville West Virginia coal mine living with a mining family. The season opens June 3 and includes episodes on same sex parenting wheelchair life and life on an Indian reservation. Ray Crockett participates in the wheelchair episode. The show remains FX's most successful unscripted program drawing about 2.4 million viewers weekly last season.

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