Category: Family
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Forgotten Gems: August Rush
August Rush Directed by Kirsten Sheridan Starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terence Howard, Robin Williams Written by Nick Castle, James V. Hart, Paul Castro There is an amazing moment toward the end of August Rush, when our wayward protagonist, August Rush, plays a guitar duo with his father. Neither is aware of…
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Jackie Chan is your average Chaplinesque hero in The Spy Next Door
The Spy Next Door Directed by Brian Levant Starring Jackie Chan, Billy Ray Cyrus, George Lopez, Amber Valletta, 1 Little Jimmy, 1 Princess, and 1 Little Tyke. Questions run through your mind when you suffer through the exposition of any Jackie Chan movie. Every single set up that is presented has to withstand more suspension…
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Percy Jackson & The Olympians – The Lightening Thief is one long title and a decent kid’s movie
Percy Jackson & The Olympians – The Lightning Thief Directed by Chris Columbus Starring Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Alexandria Daddario, Jake Abel, Uma Thurman, Joey Pantoliano, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson Screenplay by Craig Titley and Joe Stillman based on the Novel by Rick Riordan That this…
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Pixar: Cool Papa E and Family Rank The First 10 Pixar Movies
Pixar – The First 10 Marking the release of Toy Story 3 marking the release of the 11th Pixar Film, I thought it was an obvious point for a review of the series. Each one of these films has been a classic or near masterpiece and the best animated film of the year. With that…
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So…Alice is Wonderful; Depp…not so much
Alice in Wonderland Director: Tim Burton Starring Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen, Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman There was the book, Alice in Wonderland. This movie isn’t about that, so much. Then there was the book, Through The Looking Glass, and, What Alice Found There. This movie isn’t about that,…
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From the Blind Side into the Light
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw Director: John Lee Hancock Sandra Bullock is one of those actresses I have taken for granted. This is not without reason. She definitely is a smart woman, having produced many of her own films and worked on her own terms for several years. This has led to surprise…
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Fantastic Fabulous Fox About Town
The Fantastic Mr. Fox Starring (voices): George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Eric Chase Anderson, Wallace Wolardarsky Director: Wes Anderson “You know, foxes live in holes. For a reason.” “Yes, and no.” The Fantastic Mr. Fox (Clooney) has his own idea of life. Problem for everyone else is, his plan does…
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“9″ is a good case for film school
9 Starring (voices): Elijah Wood, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover Directed by Shane Acker A visual spectacle that almost evenly divided viewers and critics alike, “9” is a movie that is adventurous and challenging for the eyes, but complacent in its simplistic storyline. It begins with the death of a nameless Gepetto-like…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 