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New This Week in Theaters, September 8, 2016

 Before I Wake (PG-13) Opens on Friday, September 9 Starring: Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Annabeth Gish A young couple adopt an orphaned child whose dreams – and nightmares – manifest physically as he sleeps.  Sully (PG-13) Opens on Friday, September … Continue reading

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Trading Christmas (2011) Rated G

A widowed second grade teacher treasures the time she spends with her college-age daughter at Christmas.  However, this Christmas, her daughter decides to stay at school for the holidays.  To surprise her, the mom plans a house-swap with a novelist … Continue reading

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A Novel Romance (2015) Rated TV-G

A best-selling romance author heads to Portland to help unlock a case of writer’s block. There he meets his biggest critic and falls in love. Starring Amy Acker,  Dylan Bruce, Charles S. Dutton This movie is definitely different from most Hallmark rom-coms. The two … Continue reading

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If I Stay (2014) Rated PG-13

Young Mia Hall was in a car accident, now she must decide whether to die or live. Based on the book by Gayle Forman. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley What was the point of this film? I … Continue reading

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Louis Jourdan (1921-2015)

(1921-2015)  The Best of Everything (1959) Rated NR Rona Jaffe’s best-selling novel gets the high-gloss Hollywood treatment in this romantic drama about the travails of three single roommates employed at a Manhattan publishing company. Their troubles run the gamut — … Continue reading

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Saving Mr. Banks (2013) Rated PG-13

Author P. L. Travers travels to Los Angeles for two weeks to contemplate whether or not to sale her rights to Mary Poppins to Walt Disney. Starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, … Continue reading

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Top Ten Best of 2013 Films

This film list is compiled from my films that I watched this year. Most aren’t necessarily released this year.  A Separation (2011) Rated PG-13 A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their … Continue reading

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The Romantics (2010) Rated PG-13

A group of friends met up for a weekend to celebrate a wedding between two of them. The problem, the bride and maid of honor both dated the groom. Based on the novel by Galt Niederhoffer.  Starring Katie Holmes, Josh … Continue reading

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Top Irish Films 2012

 Ondine (2009) Rated PG-13 A fisherman’s life is transformed when he catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his nets. As he falls helplessly in love, his daughter comes to believe that the woman is a magical creature.  Falling for a … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Day Films 2012

 Falling for a Dancer (1998) Rated NR Unattached and pregnant with a dashing actor’s child, 19-year-old Elizabeth avoids a shameful public scandal by marrying a widower she doesn’t love in this made-for-television movie based on the novel by Deirdre Purcell. … Continue reading

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