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Friday, April 21, 2006 12:00 AM

"American Dreamz"

In this slick and unsettling comedy, a dimwit U.S. president tries to boost his ratings by becoming a judge on a cheesy talent show -- complete with hidden earphone.

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  • Sunday, April 23, 2006 08:43 AM

    If this movie catches on...

    ...which I hope it will, I predict that Dennis Quaid's perfomance will be regarded as the definitive "George Bush Jr." (even though the name is different) in the way that Dana Carvey's performances on SNL are now regarded as the definitive "George Bush Sr." In other words, the satirist is more like the real person than the real person is!

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