Monthly Archives: July 2010

Shape of the Moon (2005)

Posted on July 12, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated NR This documentary follows a family in Indonesia who are Christians but still hold onto some Muslim traditions. Leonard Retel Helmrich uses the world around them to show the two faiths wrestle together. Some of his shots are amazing for a documentary. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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John Cusack

Posted on July 11, 2010 by laurarachel4

Anastasia (1997) Rated G This animated adventure retells the story of the lost daughter of Russia’s last czar. The evil Rasputin places a curse on the Romanov family, and Anastasia and her grandmother, Empress Maria, get separated. After growing up … Continue reading →

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Venom (2005)

Posted on July 10, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated R If you love blood and guts, here’s a horror for you. It’s the perfect horror film. It has everything that horror films should have voodoo, a bogey man, and one survivor to tell the tale. Oh yeah, and … Continue reading →

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Emma (2009)

Posted on July 9, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated NR I’ve been on another Jane Austen kick. Every six months or so I’ve got the hankering for watching any Jane Austen film-preferable Emma or Pride and Prejudice. This film is the newest version of Emma that’s been made and … Continue reading →

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Gumball 3000: Six days in May (2004)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated NR This film is the 2004 Gumball rally. The Gumball rally is a race of exotic cars traveling 3000 miles. There are no stop watches or prizes. It takes place every year with different routes throughout the world. Since this rally takes place … Continue reading →

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See This Movie (2004)

Posted on July 7, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated R If you want to see a semi good film about making an amateur film, this would be it. It stars SNL alum Seth Meyers. Seth plays a guy who just graduated from a three-day film course. He then … Continue reading →

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M. Night Shyamalan

Posted on July 6, 2010 by laurarachel4

Lady in the Water (2006) Rated PG-13 When apartment building manager Cleveland Heep discovers a water nymph residing in the complex’s swimming pool, he rearranges his life to help her return to her mythical home. But if he fails, it … Continue reading →

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Dear John (2010)

Posted on July 5, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated PG-13 I love Nicholas Sparks’ books, every one of them. I usually can read them in one night. The movies not so much. There are a few that I enjoy watching and this is one that I enjoyed. This … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Dicaprio

Posted on July 4, 2010 by laurarachel4

The Aviator (2004) Rated PG-13 Eccentric tycoon Howard Hughes, who turned a small fortune into a massive one by producing such classics as Hell’s Angels, The Front Page and Scarface. He simultaneously branched into and transformed industry after industry — … Continue reading →

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4th of July Films 2010

Posted on July 3, 2010 by laurarachel4

Apollo 13 (1995) Rated PG Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew chronicle of this true-life story, which turns a failed journey into a thrilling saga of … Continue reading →

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