Monthly Archives: May 2010

Citizen Kane (1941)

Posted on May 23, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated PG When I first saw this film I didn’t know what Orson Wells was trying to convey to us. I didn’t get what all the fuss was about but as I’ve watched more films, I’ve come to realize what all the hullabaloo … Continue reading →

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Classics Worth Watching

Posted on May 22, 2010 by laurarachel4

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Rated NR Two dotty spinsters with a peculiar avocation: helping lonely old gents by poisoning them and burying them in the cellar. But the jig is up when the ladies’ newlywed nephew, Mortimer Brewster, discovers … Continue reading →

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Bella (2006)

Posted on May 21, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated PG-13 Amazing film. I have to thank the Short Librarian for recommending this movie or this little gem of a film might have slipped under my nose. It’s a beautiful telling of two people whose paths cross one day that … Continue reading →

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Movies You Should Avoid

Posted on May 20, 2010 by laurarachel4

  I have a hard time telling people not to watch a film. I believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and what I don’t like you may like. I also know how hard it is to … Continue reading →

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The Stoning of Soraya M (2008)

Posted on May 18, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated R I watched this film a few months ago and it left me reeling for days afterward.  It’s based on the true story of Soraya, who in 1986 was falsely accused by her husband of adultery.  Her husband wanted a … Continue reading →

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Movies You Might Have Missed

Posted on May 17, 2010 by laurarachel4

Ladies In Lavender Rated PG-13 It’s 1936, and two sisters, Janet and Ursula Widdington, are at their beach house in Cornwall for some rest and relaxation. But their idyll is interrupted when they chance upon a mystery man awash on … Continue reading →

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Tooth and Nail (2007)

Posted on May 16, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated R This is an interesting film. It’s a typical horror film, now I’m not a fan of horror films but this one is different. Is it a good film? Um, I wouldn’t say so. Would I watch it again? … Continue reading →

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Encountering the Homeless

Posted on May 15, 2010 by laurarachel4

My Documentary. Continue reading →

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