Author: coolpapae
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Parental Guidance – The more dedicated you are, the better it gets
Parental Guidance – 2012 Director Andy Fickman Starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Kyle Harrison Breitkopf, Joshua Rush Screenplay Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse Almost every ounce of my being made me want to resist this movie. But not all of them. Thank goodness for that. There is a lot of talent on the screen…
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Hitchcock is the director, but Mirren is the star
Hitchcock – 2012 Director Sasha Gervasi Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette, Danny Houston, Jessica Biel, James D’Arcy Screenplay John J. McLaughlin based on the book Alfred Hitchock and the Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello Psycho is one of the most celebrated films of all time. It came after one of the greatest financial successes of the career of…
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CPE & Em: Oz the Great and Powerful (****) fits like a glove
Oz the Great and Powerful – 2012 Directed by Sam Raimi Starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs, Joey King Screenplay by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire based on the books by L. Frank Baum It was a movie that I had no idea needed to be made. There are 14 books written…
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Bully: You are not alone. Ever.
Bully – 2011 Director Lee Hirch Written by Cynthia Lowen “Pretty much a good day for me would be people leaving their hands off of me.” – Bullied student If I could write a letter to my 15-year-old self, I would have a lot to say. The first thing I would say is to hold on. I…
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Red Dawn: It’s a thankless job, but thank God its not Invasion U.S.A.
Red Dawn – 2012 Director Dan Bradley Starring Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise, Brett Cullen, Will Yun Lee Screenplay by Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore, based on the original screenplay by John Milius and Kevin Reynolds The thing about Red Dawn, in any incarnation is the sheer lunacy of the…
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The Office: Episode 180 – Promos
Written by – Tim McAuliffe Directed by – Jennifer Celotta A brief synopsis – Commercials begin running for the documentary, now 9 years in the making, and the staff is feeling the excitement…and regret. Dwight’s new girlfriend makes a good tractor buying incentive. Jim is trying to bring Ryan Howard into the fold of the new company. The best…
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There was a Man: Cool Papa E’s Tribute to Roger Ebert
There was a time when, as a teenager, I was relegated to spending my summer afternoons at home. Not old enough to drive and without siblings, relatives or anyone else around to be driven by, I would do my chores in the morning and, on the hottest days, sit inside the house in the afternoon. In Kent, a…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 