Category: Family
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CPE and Em: The Adventures of Tintin rolls a bit like Indy
The Adventures of Tintin – 2011 Directed by Steven Spielberg Starring Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis , Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Toby Jones, Tony Curran, Gad Elmaleh Screenplay by Stephen Moffatt, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish based on The Adventures of Tintin, by Hergé The faces of The Adventures of Tintin and his co-stars look disturbingly similar…
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The Three Musketeers is bright, beautiful and smarter than it looks
The Three Musketeers – 2011 Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stephenson, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelson, James Corden, Juno Temple, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz, Gabriella Wilde, Freddie Fox Screenplay by Andrew Davies and Alex Litvak based on The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers is one of the more ridiculous…
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CPE and Em: The Nativity Story offers a view of grace in dark times
The Nativity Story – 2006 Directed by Catherine Hardwicke Starring Keshia Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Ciarán Hinds, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Stanley Townshend, Shaun Toub, Alessandro Giuggioli, Hiam Abbass, Alexander Siddig, Eriq Ebouaney, Stefan Kalipha, Nadim Sawalha Much of the news surrounding The Nativity Story had to do with the personal drama of then 16-year-old Keshia Castle-Hughes announcing that she pregnant during the publicity tour of the…
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The Big Year is a good idea if money is no object
The Big Year Extended Edition – 2011 Directed by David Frankel Starring Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, JoBeth Williams, Brian Dennehy, Dianne Wiest, John Cleese, Joel McHale, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parsons, Rashida Jones, Anjelica Houston, Rosamund Pike, Anthony Anderson, Corbin Bernsen, Kevin Pollak, Al Roker, Stephen Weber Written by Howard Franklin Steve Martin, Jack Black and…
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Courageous is not flashy, but it will get you home
Courageous – 2011 Directed by Alex Kendrick Starring Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes, Ben Davies, Robert Amaya, members of the Sherwood Baptist Church Written by Alex and Stephen Kendrick Sherwood Baptist Church, in Albany, Georgia has a line on something here. Taking the cue from the success of The Passion of the Christ, The Chronicles of Narnia…
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CPE and Em: Real Steel is Rocky Sock ‘Em Robots
Real Steel – 2011 Directed by Shawn Levy Starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lily, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Olga Fonda, Karl Yune Written by John Gatins There is such a disconcerting premise to the core of Real Steel, it almost completely eradicates what is right about it. As Charlie Kenton, Jackman…
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I Don’t Know How She Does It: Watch if you like your family and your job
I Don’t Know How She Does It – 2011 Directed by Douglas McGrath Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Munn, Christina Hendricks, Busy Phillips, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Meyers Written by Aline Brosh McKenna, based on the book by Allison Pearson There is a smooth and safe sheen to I Don’t Know How…
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CPE and Em: Mr. Popper’s Penguins is a pleasantly silly ride
Mr. Popper’s Penguins – 2011 Directed by Mark Waters Starring Jim Carrey, Carla Guigino, Angela Lansbury, Philip Baker Hall, Clark Gregg, Madeline Carroll, Maxwell Perry Cotton Written by Sean Anders, John Morris, Jared Stern based on the book by Richard and Florence Atwater Looking at Jim Carrey’s career, I am astonished to find that he hasn’t…
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