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‘Rise of the Guardians’ Review

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“Rise of the Guardians” is based on a series of books written by William Joyce (“Rolie Polie Olie”, “Meet the Robinsons”) called “The Guardians of Childhood”. The idea came to Joyce from his late daughter Mary Katherine who once asked him if Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny knew each other. We get that answer and more in […]
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‘Won’t Back Down’ Review

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There have been a few documentaries in recent years dealing with the current state of America’s public school system. “Waiting for Superman” (2010) focused on how schools are failing academically, while this past year “Bully” examined the issue of bullying in schools. “Won’t Back Down” is a mainstream Hollywood film that tries to both address […]
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‘Premium Rush’ Review

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt had a quite a successful Summer ’13 – with “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Looper” and a starring role in “Premium Rush”, which isn’t your typical action film. Gordon-Levitt plays Wilee, a NYC bike messenger. His job is to deliver letters and packages throughout the city while dealing with deadlines and the crazy traffic. […]
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‘Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection’ Review

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Tyler Perry is one of the hardest-working men in the movie business. Since 2005, he’s written, produced, directed, and starred in about a dozen movies, many which feature his most popular character – Madea. All of his previous films have been a mixture of drama and comedy. But Perry called “Madea’s Witness Protection” his first […]
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‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Review

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Director Wes Anderson is known for his QUIRKY, independent, off-beat, QUIRKY comedies, including “Rushmore”, “The Royal Tennembaums” and “The Darjeeling Limited”. In 2009, he released his first animated film, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”, (based on the Roald Dahl book) starring George Clooney and Meryl Streep. I thought it was the best movie of 2009 (even better […]
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‘The Three Stooges’ Review

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Most everyone knows that The Three Stooges were a classic comedy trio that began back in the 1920’s. They were famous for their outrageous slapstick and were very popular both on TV and in movies. Now, more than 60 years after the original Moe, Larry and Curly ended their run as the Stooges, they’re being […]
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‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ Review

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Since 2000 three Dr. Seuss books have made their way to the big screen: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”, “The Cat in the Hat”, and “Horton Hears a Who!”. When you think of other classic Seuss books “The Lorax” doesn’t immediately come to mind. So it’s a bit surprising that this story was chosen to […]
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‘Joyful Noise’ Review

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Normally, if a studio is unhappy or not confident in a movie, they’ll bury it by releasing it in either January or August. Warner Bros. released “Joyful Noise” this past January as one of the first new films of 2012, and now it’s already out on Blu-ray/DVD. And while it does have some problems, “Joyful […]
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‘The Adventures of Tintin’ Review

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“The Adventures of Tintin” is a motion-capture animation film, based on the comics/graphic novels and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. If you’re a big fan of the Tintin character and you enjoy action/adventures films such as Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones” series then you’ll love “Tintin”. If not, there’s still enough here to give it […]
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‘Footloose’ Review

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It’s time to kick-off your Sunday shoes and cut “Footloose” once again because the remake of the 1984 film that launched Kevin Bacon’s career has danced it’s way onto Blu-ray and DVD. Not only is this movie a remake, but it’s an updated, present-day version of the original story. This time the setting is a […]
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