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Helena Bonham Carter

 Big Fish (2003) Rated PG-13 In this Tim Burton fantasy based on the novel by Daniel Wallace, William Bloom tries to learn more about his dying father, Edward, by piecing together disparate facts from a lifetime of fantastical tales and … Continue reading

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Saint Maybe (1998)

Rated NR I love Hallmark films, they are well done and the stories are very good. Usually. This film was based on the book Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler and the story lacked a lot. I felt that the main … Continue reading

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Puppet Theater

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Peter Jackson

King Kong (2005) Rated PG-13 Set in the 1930s, Peter Jackson’s remake of the black-and-white classic follows a group of adventurous explorers and filmmakers to mysterious Skull Island, where they search for a legendary giant gorilla known as King Kong. … Continue reading

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Zooey Deschanel

Elf (2003) Rated PG When young Buddy falls into Santa’s gift sack on Christmas Eve, he’s transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa’s helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can’t shake … Continue reading

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Halloween Films Take 2

So many films so little time. My second list of Halloween films. Skeleton Key (2005) Rated PG-13 Sent to New Orleans to care for an aging stroke victim who lies bedridden and speechless in a rambling antebellum mansion, 25-year-old hospice … Continue reading

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Holes (2003)

Rated PG For years I have put off watching this film. I was always not in the mood for a cheesy children’s flick. After watching this, I was wrong. It isn’t a cheesy children’s flick, it’s a remarkable story based on the book … Continue reading

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

Rated R Wow, amazing, well done. Not having read the book I wasn’t sure what to expect with the movie and since it was done by Swedish filmmakers I wasn’t even sure if they would do the book justice. They did. The filmmakers kept … Continue reading

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Claire Danes

Evening (2007) Rated PG-13 With daughters Constance and Nina by her bedside, terminally ill matriarch Ann Grant recounts a passionate and all-consuming romance that took place 50 years in the past yet defined the rest of her life. Claire Danes … Continue reading

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Chris O’Donnell

The Company (2007) Rated NR Inspired by the book by Robert Littell, this historical miniseries follows rookie CIA agent Jack McCauliffe as he trains under the watchful eye of mentor Harvey Torriti, aka the Sorcerer, during the Cold War. Meanwhile, fellow … Continue reading

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