John Lehr - 10 Items or Less - interview

'10 Items or Less' and John Lehr: Total improv

Jeff Bayer | Beep film critic
Thursday, January 17, 2008

John Lehr would like to thank you and make sure you come again. The creator and star of “10 Items or Less,” the TBS sitcom about a local grocery store, is beginning the second season of the show. The comedy is almost all improv with no character dialogue written beforehand. Lehr has a history of TV -- and film and stage, for that matter -- and spent time in Chicago, attending Northwestern and performing improv.

His wife, author Jennifer Lehr of “Ill-equipped for a Life of Sex: A Memoir,” is pregnant with their second child, and though he loves parenthood, Lehr vows his resolution this year “is to not have any more children. I’m getting it cut. Whatever it takes, I’m done.”

We sat down at the Four Seasons and talked about the sitcom and his time in Chicago, and I even gave him a quiz about his “10 Items” character Leslie Pool.

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Cloverfield - movie review

Jeff: ‘Cloverfield’ delivers a roller-coaster ride

Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, January 18, 2008

Plot: A monster attacks New York and some twentysomethings capture it all on their camcorder as they try to regroup and escape from the city before it is destroyed.
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Cassandra's Dream - movie review

Jeff: Woody Allen reinvents himself with ‘Cassandra’

Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, January 18, 2008

Plot: Two brothers (Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell) have financial problems in England. When their rich uncle (Tom Wilkinson) makes a rare appearance, both of them want favors, but he has a request of his own that throws the brothers into a world of chaos.
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27 Dresses - movie review

Jeff: ‘27 Dresses’ runs out of material

Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, January 18, 2008

Plot: Jane (Katherine Heigel) has been a bridesmaid 27 different times. She always gives to others, never taking time for herself. When her sister gets engaged to her boss and secret crush (Ed Burns), helping with this wedding could prove too much. Especially when a journalist (James Marsden) starts to question her life.
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Mad Money - movie review

Jeff: Jokes are in short supply in ‘Mad Money’

Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, January 18, 2008

Plot: When Bridget (Diane Keaton) learns her husband (Ted Danson) is on the verge of losing their lifestyle, she slowly plots a scheme to get some extra cash. At her new job Bridget enlists the help of Nina (Queen Latifah) and Jackie (Katie Holmes) to rob the Federal Reserve Bank.
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There Will Be Blood - movie review

Jeff: Day-Lewis is the lifeblood of oil saga

Jeff Bayer | Beep Film Critic
Friday, January 4, 2008

Plot: Based on Upton Sinclair’s novel, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) is an oil prospector with a competitive appetite. He takes in an orphan and attempts to take control of a small community called Little Boston that is sitting on a pile of oil.
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