Category: Family
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Secretariat: Disney makes the rare good family movie
Secretariat – 2010 Directed by Randall Wallace Starring Diane Lane, John Malkovich, James Cromwell, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dylan Walsh, Dylan Baker, Margo Martindale, Nelsan Ellis, Scott Glenn Written by Mike Rich Mike Rich has made a living writing screenplays about true life sports competitors, from unlikely MLB starting pitcher Jim Morris, to unlikely football player…
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Just looking for a heart like mine – Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale Directed by Lasse Hallström Starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Sara Roemer, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jason Alexander, Erick Avari Screenplay by Stephen P. Lindsey A movie comes around every once in a while that tells a tale so astounding, that no one could make it up. Back in 1920’s Japan, a professor at the…
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It takes a nation of Minions to make Despicable Me worth a look
Despicable Me – 2010 Directed by Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud Starring Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristin Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher Screenplay by Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul Whoever thought up those adorable little Minions saved this movie from being an hour and a half of puppy dog…
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If you love your daughter(s), you’ll love Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus – 2010 Directed by Elizabeth Allen Starring Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Josh Duhamel, Ginnifer Goodwin, Hutch Dano, Sandra Oh Written by Laurie Craid, Nick Pustay from the series of books by Beverly Cleary First thing’s first: this movie should just be called Ramona, as it takes many of…
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Baruchel makes The Sorcerer’s Apprentice a worthy subject
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 2010 Directed By John Turtletaub Starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Alice Krige, Monica Bellucci, Teresa Palmer Screenplay by Matt Lopez, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal very loosely based on the poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe There is a point just past half way of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice when the young…
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How to Train Your Dragon is perfectly fun
How To Train Your Dragon Directed By – Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois Featuring the Voices of – Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig Story by – Cressida Cowell adapted by Adam F. Goldberg, Peter Tolan, Dean Deblois and Chris Sanders Dreamworks has been…
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Chan makes a fine Karate Kid out of Jaden Smith
The Karate Kid (2010) Directed By Harald Zwart Starring Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Hensen, Wen Wen Han, Zhenwei Wang, Michelle Yeoh Screenplay adapted by Christopher Murphey from the original Robert Mark Kamen script Jaden Smith is a star who has nowhere to go but up. Jackie Chan is a star who’s been up so…
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Freeman, Damon and Eastwood Give Invictus a Simple Grace
Invictus Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath…
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Cool Papa E’s Complete Harry Potter Movie Series Reviews
Having spent the first 2 movies avoiding Harry Potter, I was intrigued by the choice of director to finally watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. That movie, with its time-turner, Buckbeak and the incredible Gary Oldman, impressed me enough to give the rest of the series a chance. Still, I kept the series…
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