Tag Archives: acting

Meek’s Cutoff (2010)

Posted on November 4, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated PG Meek’s Cutoff is a snapshot of a group settlers lost along the Oregon Trail. Starring Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson One of my biggest pet peeves with some films is that filmmakers … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated R Tony Manero is a young man who has dreams but is stuck in the life that seems planned for him. Starring John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller This film has been said to be a classic. I’m not so sure. … Continue reading →

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Bride Flight (2008)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated R In 1950s, a flight full of brides set sail from the Netherlands to New Zealand to start a new life. Starring Karina Smulders, Pleuni Touw, Anna Drijver, Elise Schaap, Waldemar Torenstra I loved this movie. It’s an epic … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time (ABC)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated TV-PG Once upon a time, in a land far away there lived all our fairy tales. On the day of Snow White’s and Prince Charming’s wedding, the evil queen places a curse on the land that everyone will be … Continue reading →

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The Tree of Life (2011)

Posted on October 16, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated PG-13 A family in the 1950s questions everything about life. Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn,  Jessica Chastain This film is very much like 2001: a Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick. If you haven’t seen that film you should. This film is … Continue reading →

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The Way Back (2010)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated PG-13 Escaping a World War II Siberian labor camp, a group of multinational soldiers truck to freedom. Starring Dragos Bucur, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Jim Sturgess Based on the memoir of  Slavomir Rawicz’s time in a russian … Continue reading →

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The Beaver (2011)

Posted on October 10, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated PG-13 Suffering from depression, Walter Black uses a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. Starring Mel Gibson, Cherry Jones, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin I thought this was a well done film. The acting was superb. … Continue reading →

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Soul Surfer (2011)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated PG The real life story of Bethany Hamilton, a teen surfer, who recovers from a shark attack and losing her arm. This isn’t as cheesy as other “Christian films” but it did have some issues with writing and acting at … Continue reading →

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The Conspirator (2010)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated PG-13 Based on the true story of Mary Surratt the mother of a conspirator to the assassination of President Lincoln. It follows her trial though the eyes of her lawyer, Frederick Aiken. Starring James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, … Continue reading →

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Dinoshark (2010)

Posted on September 10, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated TV-14 Melting ice births a prehistoric shark that roams the earth for humans. One word–stupid. This is one of the worst films I have ever seen.  First off, we really don’t know anything about these sharks other than its prehistoric … Continue reading →

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