Category: 5 Stars
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Warrior is 3 remarkable journeys of one heart
The Warrior – 2011 Directed by Gavin O’Connor Starring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo Written O’Connor, Cliff Dorfman, Anthony Tambakis A recurring theme for Warrior is the tale of Moby Dick, which is being read, in audio form by the father of the two main characters, Paddy Conlon (Nolte). He is…
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Super 8: Kind of like the Goonies, only good.
Super 8 – 2011 Written and Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Ron Eldard, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, David Gallagher, Noah Emmerich, Bruce Greenwood, Amanda Michalka When seeing The Goonies at age 14, I remember asking myself what the hell Spielberg, Columbus and Donner must have thought of kids. Given that the…
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The Complete Muppet Theatrical Movie Series, Reviewed by Cool Papa E
The Muppet Movie Release Date – June 22, 1979 Directed by James Frawley Starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz (The Muppets) Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton Written by Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl Review – The international phenomenon, for the first time on the big screen, would have been an easy film to…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2: Every promise fulfilled
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 – 2011 Directed by David Yates Starring Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Gint, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Jim Broadbent, Warwicke Davis, Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs, Jim Broadbent, John Hurt, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Mark Williams, David Thewlis, Matthew Lewis, Evanna…
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Forgotten Gems: Jerry Maguire is Love, Love, Love
Jerry Maguire – 1996 Written and Directed by – Cameron Crowe Starring – Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Kelly Preston, Jay Mohr, Jerry O’Connell, Regina King, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Lipnicki Listening to the podcast Mohr Stories earlier in the week and I was reminded of this movie. In describing his auditions with himself and…
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True Grit vs. New Grit
True Grit – 1969 Directed by Henry Hathaway Starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Kim Darby, Jeff Corey, Strother Martin, John Fielder Written by Marguerite Roberts True Grit – 2010 Written and Directed by Joel and Ethan Cohen Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper Both films based…
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Kung Fu Panda 2 joins the Mt. Rushmore of animated features
Kung Fu Panda 2 – 2011 Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson Featuring the voices of Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Angelia Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Dennis Haysbert, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Victor Garber, James Hong Written by Jonathan Aibel, Glen Berger The original Kung Fu Panda…
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The Tillman Story demonstrates when morale is not moral
The Tillman Story – 2010 Directed by Amir Bar-Lev Narrated by Josh Brolin “It’s horrible to lie,” states Pat Tillman’s mother, Dannie, states about half way through The Tillman Story. This may be seen as anachronism in the world of politics, but when the military stands in as the protector of untruths, the feeling changes.…
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127 Hours allows the discovery of the weight of life
127 Hours – 2010 Directed by Danny Boyle Starring James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara, Clémence Poésy, Lizzy Kaplan, Treat Williams, Kate Burton Written by Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle based on the story “Between A Rock And A Hard Place” by Aron Ralston Aron Ralston (Franco) is an intelligent guy. At Carnegie Mellon University, he was…
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Tangled starts a new era of golden classics
Tangled – 2010 Directed by Nathan Grano, Byron Howard Starring the voices of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Brad Garrett, Ron Perlman Written by Dan Fogelman, based on the story “Rapunzel” by The Brothers Grimm When I first heard about the Disney update of “Rapunzel” being the first classic redone digitally, like all the…
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