Category: Classic
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CPE, Em and El: Forgotten Gem – Akeelah and the Bee is bravely facing a new world
Akeelah and the Bee – 2006 Written & Directed by Doug Atichison Starring Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villareal, Sean Michael Afable, Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum Akeelah: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who…
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October Classics: Cool Papa E’s favorite Baseball Films
The season of the year has come where, despite football’s best efforts, it’s baseball’s time to shine. A few readers have been after me for a while to come up with a list of the best baseball films of all time, and one might think it’d be a bit easier than it turned out to…
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Cabin In The Woods: Good work, Zombie arm
Cabin In The Woods – 2012 Director Drew Goddard Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Fran Kanz, Anna Hutchinson, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Sigourney Weaver Screenplay by Goddard and Joss Whedon Cabin In The Woods is one of the coolest, most original horror stories every made. It’s Toy Story for the genre. All the most remarkable things one could…
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The Bourne Legacy changes direction, not the pace
The Bourne Legacy – 2012 Director Tony Gilroy Starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Scott Glenn, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Stacey Keach, Donna Murphy, Željko Ivanek Written by Tony Gilroy, Dan Gilroy It wasn’t until many years after the fact that this reviewer discovered that there had been a 3rd Smokey and the Bandit…
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The Dark Knight Rises: A full return on investment
The Dark Knight Rises – 2012 Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marian Cotillard Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan made a wise choice with the ending of The Dark Knight when he decided to imbrue two of the integral characters with…
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Cool Papa E Reviews Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight / Batman Series
One of the best examples of a reboot in cinematic history, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy comes to an end July 20, 2012. As sad as it will be that it has ended, it has been a historic masterpiece and one wonderful ride. The best thing it did was to cleanse the visionary palate of a…
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CPE and Em (and El): You don’t have to save the world to be Brave
Brave – 2012 Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman Starring (voices) Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Craig Ferguson, Kevin McKidd, Robbie Coltrane, John Ratzenberger Screenplay by Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi Expectations for Pixar lowered significantly over the last year. Cars 2 was the kind of film released when a company is out…
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They are here for us: Act of Valor
Act of Valor – 2012 Directed by Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh Starring US Navy Seals, US Navy Special Warfare Combatant Crewman, Roselyn Sánchez, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera, Alex Vedov, Screenplay by Kurt Johnstad I am an American. I live under the protection of the men who are portrayed in this film… portrayed by the men themselves. I am not fit…
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